Baseball Preview: Winters Warriors vs. East Nicolaus Spartans
Winters and East Nicolaus are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Winters Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the East Nicolaus Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Winters will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
In what's become a running theme this season, Winters gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 18-4 margin over Pierce. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Winters considering their one-run performance the game before.
Lane Brown was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Brown was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Sebastian Rodgriguez was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Everett Beason was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, East Nicolaus suffered a tough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Twelve Bridges on Wednesday. East Nicolaus has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The win got Winters back to even at 10-10-1. As for East Nicolaus, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5.
Winters came out on top in a nail-biter against East Nicolaus in their previous meeting on Tuesday, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was East Nicolaus' Davan Earhart, who kept things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Winters still be able to contain Earhart? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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