Baseball Preview: Winthrop Ramblers vs. Spruce Mountain Phoenix
Winthrop has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Spruce Mountain Phoenix at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Winthrop will head into Monday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They lost 8-2 to Telstar.
Meanwhile, Spruce Mountain is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 21-6 to Waterville on Monday. One positive for Spruce Mountain, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Winthrop now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Spruce Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Winthrop suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Spruce Mountain when the teams last played back in June of 2023. Thankfully for Winthrop, Elie Timler (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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