Baseball Preview: Lima Senior Spartans vs. Start Spartans
Lima Senior is 0-4 against Start since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lima Senior Spartans will take on the Start Spartans at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Lima Senior beat Bowsher 6-3.
Brandon Griffith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Emmanuel Jokinen-Rutz was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Caiden Crawford, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Start gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Rogers a 12-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Start.
Lima Senior's victory bumped their record up to 10-16. As for Start, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.
Lima Senior came up short against Start in their previous matchup on May 1st, falling 8-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Start's Braden Bowman, who pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Lima Senior knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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