South Tahoe is 10-0 against Sparks since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The South Tahoe Vikings will stay at home for another game and welcome the Sparks Railroaders at 3:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but South Tahoe had to settle for a 9-8 loss against Wooster.
Cooper Richey and Kyle Herrera did some serious damage despite the final result: Richey went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI, while Herrera scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Herrera has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Marcus Haven was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, South Tahoe didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 17 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Sparks was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 8-2 to Hug.
Gerardo Gutierrez Lopez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Kittrell, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
South Tahoe has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. As for Sparks, their loss dropped their record down to 1-19.
Sparks' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: South Tahoe hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .372. It's a different story for Sparks, though, as they've only averaged .167. Will they be able to contain South Tahoe's hitters?
Everything went South Tahoe's way against Sparks in their previous meeting back in March as South Tahoe made off with a 13-4 win. Will South Tahoe repeat their success, or does Sparks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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