The Roseville Tigers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Inderkum Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Roseville is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering River Valley just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 3-2.
Jackson Seele was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, John Vicente made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Cyrus Young was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Inderkum fell victim to Bradshaw Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. Their rough 7-0 defeat to the The Pride might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Inderkum in their matchups with Bradshaw Christian: they've now lost three in a row.
Roseville's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6-1. As for Inderkum, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Roseville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Inderkum struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Roseville skirted past Inderkum 4-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does Roseville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Inderkum turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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