For the second straight game, Sanderson will face off against Leesville Road. The Spartans will host the Pride at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sanderson has given up an average of 7.8 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Sanderson came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 12-2 to Leesville Road.
For Leesville Road's part, they got a great performance from Alex Higdon as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Those six strikeouts gave Higdon a new career-high.
At the plate, Nolan Wyss was a standout: he scored a run while going 3-for-4. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Zack Nash, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Leesville Road always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win (which was Leesville Road's seventh in a row) raised their record to 13-5. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for Sanderson, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
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