Baseball Preview: Spoto Spartans vs. Brandon Eagles
The Spoto Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Brandon Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Spoto will be strutting in after a victory while Brandon will be coming in after a defeat.
Spoto can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They walked away with an 8-4 win over Tampa Bay Tech.
PEYTON NISY spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, JEHMIEL PETTIS was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Brandon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They fell just short of Riverview by a score of 3-2.
Brandon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Francis Ovalles, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Spoto's victory bumped their record up to 4-14. As for Brandon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-15.
Spoto was able to grind out a solid win over Brandon in their previous matchup back in March, winning 9-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Brandon's David Ruiz, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and eight unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Spoto still be able to contain Ruiz? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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