South Spencer had lost three straight at home, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 9-13 to make it four. They fell just short of the Evansville Harrison Warriors by a score of 9-8. While the Rebels didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warriors 4-0 in the first period.
South Spencer saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Denver Epperson, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Logan Trone was another, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
As for Evansville Harrison, with the victory, they broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-18. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win they have posted since May 10th.
On Evansville Harrison's side, Easton Jahn looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Jahn has become a key player for the Warriors: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-17 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Evansville Harrison let Hayden Barnes and Darien Matos Romero run wild. Barnes went 3-for-5 with two triples, three RBI, and one run, while Matos Romero got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run and two runs. That's the most RBI Barnes has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Tyler Singleton, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
South Spencer and Evansville Harrison are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Rebels will take on Tell City at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Evansville Harrison, they will face off against Evansville Reitz at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors are facing the Panthers at the right time seeing as the Panthers are stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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