Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Roosevelt). They put the hurt on the Orosi Cardinals with a sharp 13-2 win on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Rough Riders, who have now won three games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Josh Peralta was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Peralta was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
In other batting news, Leonardo Gonzales-Sanchez was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Manny Molano, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Rough Riders
| 03/12/25 vs Orosi | 48% |
| 03/10/25 vs Kennedy | 35% |
| 03/07/25 vs Orange Cove | 15.4% |
| 03/04/25 vs Granite Hills | 20% |
| 03/01/25 vs Farmersville | 24% |
| + 15 more games |
Roosevelt was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. The last time their batting average was this high was back in February of 2024.
The victory made it two in a row for Roosevelt and bumps their season record up to 6-1-1. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.5 hits in those games compared to only 4.33 in the others. As for Orosi, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-4-1 record this season.
Roosevelt has already played their next contest (against Kings Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Orosi, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will take on Reedley at 3:30 p.m. on March 21st.
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