Garden Spot fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Cocalico on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cocalico Eagles by a score of 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Garden Spot has scored all season.
Ryan Speers was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Garden Spot saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karson Weaver, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Weaver has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Garden Spot's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2. As for Cocalico, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season.
Garden Spot will head out on the road to challenge Donegal at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Donegal is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Cocalico, they will be playing at home against Octorara Area at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Cocalico is facing Octorara Area at the right time seeing as Octorara Area is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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