The Roosevelt Roughriders will head out on the road to challenge the Severance Silver Knights at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Roosevelt is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
Roosevelt can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Northridge. Seven seems to be a good number for Roosevelt as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Israel Castillo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Castillo has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Castillo was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Castillo wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack Sansone, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Seppe Salvatore, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Severance had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past the Falcons 6-5.
Braeden Kerksiek was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennan Taylor, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Roosevelt's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-7. As for Severance, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Saturday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Roosevelt hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .342. However, it's not like Severance struggles in that department as they've averaged .325. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Roosevelt might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Severance in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Roosevelt, Mason Bright (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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