It was a good run, but Sparkman unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Russellville Golden Tigers.
Sparkman got a good showing from Brock Simons, who tossed two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Sparkman saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Peccia, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Tre Aguon was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Sparkman's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-5. As for Russellville, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-8.
Sparkman will take on Austin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Sparkman's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Austin's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Russellville, they will head out on the road to square off against Arab at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Russellville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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