Baseball Preview: Sparks Railroaders vs. North Valleys Panthers
Sparks is 2-8 against North Valleys since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Sparks Railroaders will head out on the road to face off against the North Valleys Panthers at 3:30 p.m.
Sparks was not able to break out of their rough patch in Saturday's second game as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 17-2 loss at the hands of Wooster.
Sparks saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Hendrix, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, North Valleys can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game in Saturday's second game. They never let Hug onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Valleys.
The team relied heavily on Caden Birch, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. He is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as he's now brought in three or more in the last four games he's played. Dolan Tucker was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Sparks' defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for North Valleys, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season.
Sparks might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from North Valleys in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Valleys' Austin Dozier, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that Sparks 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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