Baseball Preview: Lima Senior Spartans vs. Rogers Rams
The Lima Senior Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rogers Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lima Senior will be strutting in after a victory while Rogers will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Lima Senior finally turned things around against Woodward on Monday. Lima Senior's pitchers stepped up to hand Woodward a 16-0 shutout. Lima Senior's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Brandon Griffith made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Griffith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Griffith was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Lima Senior got a massive performance out of Caiden Crawford, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Emmanuel Jokinen-Rutz was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Rogers fell victim to Start and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. Their rough 10-0 defeat to the Spartans might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Rogers in their matchups with Start: they've now lost eight in a row.
Lima Senior's win ended a 16-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-8. As for Rogers, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Everything went Lima Senior's way against Rogers when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Lima Senior made off with a 19-3 victory. Does Lima Senior have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rogers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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