Spring Creek extends home winning streak to nine

By Team Reports Mar 24, 2024, 4:27pm

Recap: Spring Creek Spartans vs. Dayton Dust Devils

In what's become a running theme this season, Spring Creek gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They blew past the Dayton Dust Devils 17-3. The victory was familiar territory for Spring Creek who now have seven in a row.

Caleb Culp spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Logan Lopez was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Norman House, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and a triple.

On Dayton's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Francis, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Duke Evans, who scored a run and stole three bases.

Spring Creek pushed their record up to 12-1 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Dayton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-7.

Spring Creek will have a chance to go back-to-back against Dayton: the pair will be back at it again later today.

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