After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Plant City, Spoto was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Freedom Patriots as they made off with a 16-5 win. Considering the Spartans have won five matchups by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Lena Murphy made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Murphy was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Keira Mitchell
| 04/03/25 @ Freedom | 4 |
| 04/01/25 @ Plant City | 1 |
| 03/29/25 vs Robinson | 1 |
| 03/11/25 @ King | 1 |
| 02/27/25 @ Blake | 1 |
In other batting news, Keira Mitchell was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Chanel Williams, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Spoto was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .548. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Spoto's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Freedom, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-10 record this season.
Spoto will head out to challenge Tampa Bay Tech at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Titans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13 runs per game on average), something the Spartans will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Freedom, they will welcome Strawberry Crest at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Patriots' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Chargers have averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season.
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