Roosevelt has gone 7-1 against Severance recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Roosevelt Roughriders are taking a road trip to square off against the Severance Silver Knights at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Roosevelt sitting on six straight wins and Severance on four.
Severance's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Wednesday: Roosevelt hadn't allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. Roosevelt's pitcher stepped up to hand Thompson Valley a 1-0 shutout on Saturday.
Thompson Valley's batters probably weren't too happy with Lilly Rosenthal, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 16 Ks (she gave up three walks). Those 16 strikeouts gave Rosenthal a new career-high.
Roosevelt didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Severance got the win against Timnath on Tuesday by a conclusive 11-0. The Silver Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by six runs or more this season.
Aubrey Dare made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Katie Thomas was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Zeta Gattis, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Roosevelt pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Severance, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3-1 record this season.
Wednesday's match might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Roosevelt has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of 0. However, it's not like Severance struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Roosevelt came out on top in a nail-biter against Severance in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roosevelt since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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