Baseball Preview: Spring Creek Spartans vs. Churchill County Greenwave
After three games on the road, Spring Creek is heading back home. They will take on the Churchill County Greenwave at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Spring Creek: 4, Churchill County: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Saturday, it was close, but Spring Creek sidestepped Fernley for an 8-7 win.
Dillon Payne was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Payne was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Payne wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ethan DeFevre, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Sandoval, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Churchill County can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Lowry a 14-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Churchill County as they're now sitting on six straight.
Churchill County let Brady Alves and Trevor Hyde loose on the outfield. Alves scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Hyde scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Cornejo, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Spring Creek pushed their record up to 24-1 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road. As for Churchill County, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Friday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Spring Creek hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .366. However, it's not like Churchill County struggles in that department as they've averaged .383. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Spring Creek suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Churchill County in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Spring Creek have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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