The Sports Leadership & Management Bulls will venture away from home to take on the Southeast Career Tech Roadrunners at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Sports Leadership & Management is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Sports Leadership & Management came up short against Pahrump Valley and fell 8-3. The Bulls have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jameson Murray was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Southeast Career Tech had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Desert Shields an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Roadrunners, who have now won nine games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Asa Briggs tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ethan Springfield, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Jaggers, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Southeast Career Tech hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
Sports Leadership & Management's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Southeast Career Tech, their record is now 13-9.
Sports Leadership & Management suffered a grim 12-4 defeat to Southeast Career Tech in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Bulls avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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