The Connersville Spartans are taking a road trip to challenge the South Dearborn Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Connersville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Connersville couldn't beat South Dearborn on Monday even though they stacked five runs on them in the second inning. The Spartans fell just short of the Knights by a score of 7-6. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For South Dearborn's part, Ryker Morris was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Morris was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
Morris wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mason Hamlett, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. South Dearborn is 5-1 when Hamlett posts two or more runs, but 3-6 otherwise.
The victory made it two in a row for South Dearborn and bumps their season record up to 9-7. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Connersville, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Connersville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South Dearborn struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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