Baseball Recap: Waite Indians vs. Lima Senior Spartans
After flying high against Woodward last Wednesday, Waite came back down to earth. The Waite Indians lost 18-3 to the Lima Senior Spartans on Monday. Waite has struggled against Lima Senior recently, as their matchup on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
For Lima Senior's part, Cooper Twining spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on three hits and racked up six Ks. Twining has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lima Senior let Caiden Crawford and Clay Jordan loose on the outfield. Crawford scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Jordan scored four runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-6. Another player making a difference was Emmanuel Jokinen-Rutz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Waite's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Lima Senior, their victory bumped their record up to 7-13.
While Waite had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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