Baseball Recap: Spring Creek Spartans vs. Lowry Buckaroos
Spring Creek waltzed into their match on Friday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. Everything went their way against the Lowry Buckaroos as they made off with a 9-2 victory. Considering Spring Creek has won 14 matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Wyatt Sandoval spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on two hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Logan Lopez, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times he's played. Chase Marrott was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Lowry's side, Txema Bengochea made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Spring Creek pushed their record up to 19-1 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lowry, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-13.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Spring Creek beat Lowry by a score of 4-0 later that day.
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