Lima Senior extended their losing streak to four on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 4-11 in the process. They fell 6-1 to Start. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Start this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-5 on April 7th.
Cooper Twining spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on 11 hits.
As for Start, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games.
On Start's side, Bryce Creecy was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. Creecy has become a key player for Start: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-4-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Scott, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Lima Senior and Start could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Spartans will face off against Lincolnview at 5:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (664 vs. 125). Meanwhile, Start (ranked 456th) will meet Perrysburg (ranked 53rd) at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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