Baseball Recap: Spring Grove Takes a Loss

Spring Grove had lost three straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 8-12-1 to make it four. They came up short against the Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils, falling 17-4. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rockets of the 6-4 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2016.

Spring Grove saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tanner Hoffman, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.

As for Greencastle-Antrim, they now have a winning record of 9-8. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.

On Greencastle-Antrim's side, they let Avery Horst and Landon Myers run wild. Horst went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Myers went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, one run, and one double. Those five RBI gave Myers a new career-high. Another player making a difference was JD Flynn, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs.

Spring Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Greencastle-Antrim, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Big Spring at 4:15 p.m.