Baseball Game Preview: Garden Spot Spartans vs. Cocalico Eagles

By Team Reports Apr 10, 2024, 3:46am

Baseball Preview: Garden Spot Spartans vs. Cocalico Eagles

The Garden Spot Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Cocalico Eagles at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Garden Spot is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.

On Tuesday, Garden Spot earned a 7-3 victory over Eastern Lebanon County.

The team relied heavily on Kye Harting, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Zander Clymer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Cocalico came up short against Donegal on Monday and fell 4-1.

Cocalico saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Fox, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

Garden Spot's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Cocalico, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

Cocalico's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Garden Spot hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .319. It's a different story for Cocalico, though, as they've only averaged .220. Will they be able to contain Garden Spot's hitters?

Garden Spot took their victory against Cocalico in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Garden Spot since the squad 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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