Baseball Preview: Lima Senior Spartans vs. Rogers Rams
The Lima Senior Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Rogers Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lima Senior is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
On Wednesday, Lima Senior came up short against Start and fell 8-3.
Cooper Twining was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up six earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Lima Senior saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Rader, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dalton Chiles, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Rogers was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 17-2 to Bowsher.
Lima Senior's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Rogers, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Lima Senior took their victory against Rogers when the teams last played last Wednesday by a conclusive 6-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rogers' Roman Bass, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off ten hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lima Senior still be able to contain Bass? There's only one way to find out.
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