Truckee and Spring Creek squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Truckee had to settle for second. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spring Creek Spartans. Truckee was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Spring Creek apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March.
For Spring Creek's part, Logan Lopez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Lopez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lopez was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Lopez wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Culp, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Truckee's loss dropped their record down to 25-7. As for Spring Creek, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 26-4.
Truckee does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Spring Creek, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Wooster at 9:00 a.m. Spring Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
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