The Rogers Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the Davies Career & Tech Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rogers took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against Narragansett, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Vikings had just enough and edged out the Mariners 9-8. The game was the first time the Vikings have beaten the Mariners on their field since April 24, 2017.
Meanwhile, Davies Career & Tech hadn't done well against Shea recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Sunday. The Patriots put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 8-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won 13 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Gabriella Fisher made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Davies Career & Tech got a big performance out of Bobbi Calder, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Kylie Robert, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Davies Career & Tech was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shea only posted a batting average of .240.
Davies Career & Tech is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Rogers, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-8.
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