The Gates Chili Spartans will venture away from home to challenge the Spencerport Rangers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Rush-Henrietta hit Gates Chili with a five-run second inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Spartans came up short against the Royal Comets, falling 7-0.
Meanwhile, Spencerport was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Brighton.
Matt Green was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Spencerport saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Collin Bates, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Gates Chili has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Spencerport, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Gates Chili couldn't quite get it done against Spencerport in their previous meeting back in April as they fell 4-0. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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