The Emporia Spartans will take on the Life Prep Fire at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Emporia will be strutting in after a win while Life Prep will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Emporia turned things around against West on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pioneers a 16-0 shutout. Considering the Spartans have won seven matchups by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
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Chloe Steele and MacKayleigh Arrington did most of the damage at the plate: Steele went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run, while Arrington went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three RBI gave Steele a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Yzabel Ultreras, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Life Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch back in April as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 18-0 to Destiny Christian.
Life Prep's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Emporia, their victory bumped their record up to 7-14.
Emporia took their win against Life Prep in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 16-1 score. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Fire have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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