Baseball Game Preview: Holy Spirit Spartans vs. Ocean City Raiders

The Holy Spirit Spartans will head out to take on the Ocean City Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

On Wednesday, Holy Spirit came up short against Cedar Creek and fell 6-2. The Spartans have struggled against the Pirates recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.

Chase Rubenstein was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits.

Doug Schuster

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At the plate, Holy Spirit saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Doug Schuster, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. Schuster is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.

Meanwhile, Ocean City beat Southern Regional 5-1 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.

Ocean City's victory bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Holy Spirit, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-6.