| 05/07/26 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 05/08/25 - Home | 1-7 L |
| 05/06/25 - Away | 3-11 L |
| 05/02/24 - Home | 0-6 L |
| 04/17/24 - Away | 0-1 L |
| + 5 more games |
Sparta proved they can win big last Saturday (they won by eight) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Red Bud Musketeers. This was payback for the Bulldogs, who suffered a 7-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Owen Kueker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Sparta saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Shelton, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. Memphis Tadlock also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Sparta is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Red Bud, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 14-6.
Sparta will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Musketeers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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