There's no place like home for South Spencer, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Wood Memorial Trojans with a sharp 11-1 win on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Rebels also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2015.
Traven Mongold
| 05/15/25 vs Wood Memorial | 6 |
| 04/01/25 @ Tecumseh | 2 |
| 04/21/25 vs Castle | 1 |
| 04/07/25 vs Evansville Mater Dei | 1 |
Traven Mongold tossed a big game, not allowing a single hit and allowing only one earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Ty Mattingly was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double. Beau Heck was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
South Spencer was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wood Memorial only posted a batting average of .000.
South Spencer's victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Wood Memorial, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.
Looking ahead, South Spencer will venture away from home to square off against Northeast Dubois at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Jeeps will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something the Rebels surely won't give up without a fight. As for Wood Memorial, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Pike Central at 11:00 a.m.
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