Baseball Recap: Durant Cougars vs. Spoto Spartans
Durant put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Spoto Spartans a 15-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Durant sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Noah Morales and Devin Suero did most of the damage at the plate: Morales scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Suero scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Tyler Norris was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Even though they lost, Spoto didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Durant only tossed three.
Durant has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Spoto, they dropped their record down to 5-16 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Durant will play host again on Thursday to welcome Strawberry Crest, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Durant: 2.4, Strawberry Crest: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Spoto, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hillsborough at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last four games Hillsborough has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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