Baseball Preview: Start Spartans vs. Lima Senior Spartans
Start is 4-0 against Lima Senior since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Start Spartans will square off against the Lima Senior Spartans at 5:00 p.m. Start's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Lima Senior's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Start is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Rogers (and have done all season long). Start was the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over Rogers on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Start.
Meanwhile, Lima Senior beat Bowsher 6-3 on Monday.
Brandon Griffith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Emmanuel Jokinen-Rutz, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Caiden Crawford, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Start's victory bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Lima Senior, their win bumped their record up to 10-16.
Start was able to grind out a solid victory over Lima Senior in their previous meeting on May 1st, winning 8-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Start since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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