Rogers has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the North Smithfield Northmen at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Rogers is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Rogers earned a 5-2 win over Paul Cuffee.
Robert Dufault spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up 14 Ks.
At the plate, Rogers saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conor Donahue, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Benjamin Borgueta, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but North Smithfield ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Providence Country Day.
Rogers' record is now 7-5. As for North Smithfield, their record now sits at 6-7.
Rogers couldn't quite finish off North Smithfield in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Smithfield's RJ Reall, who pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Now that Rogers knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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