Spoto fell victim to Plant and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They suffered a tough 12-0 loss at the hands of the Plant Panthers.
For Plant's part, the result came thanks to Garrett Hill's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up nine Ks. Hill has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Urban Ellis was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Rocco Demarinis, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Spoto's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Plant, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Spoto will head out on the road to take on Durant at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Durant's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Spoto has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road. As for Plant, they will face off against Brandon at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Brandon has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 13 straight losses, while Plant will come in with three straight wins.
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