The Spoto Spartans will challenge the East Bay Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Spoto is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Leto get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Gavin Hansen
| 03/17/25 vs Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate | 5 |
| 04/08/25 vs Lennard | 4 |
| 02/25/25 vs Plant City | 4 |
| 03/27/25 vs East Bay | 3 |
| 04/03/25 vs Sumner | 2 |
| + 3 more games |
The result came thanks to Gavin Hansen's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Spoto is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 9-12 otherwise.
At the plate, Spoto's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Devin Dukes, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Meanwhile, East Bay waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Terriers.
Mike Mowell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Connor Gavigan was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Rory Beauford, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
East Bay's win bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Spoto, their victory bumped their record up to 12-13.
Spoto was able to grind out a solid win over East Bay in their previous matchup back in March, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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