Tarrant extended their losing streak to four on Saturday, dropping them down to 1-8. They came up short against the Pleasant Grove Spartans, falling 15-0. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly 15 runs.
As for Pleasant Grove, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.
For Pleasant Grove's part, Travis Green looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Christian Fikes was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. He has become a key player for Pleasant Grove: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Timothy Harris, who got on base in both of his plate appearances with two runs.
Tarrant will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Dora at 5:00 p.m. on the 31st. As for Pleasant Grove, they will square off against Blount at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Spartans will need to watch out since the Leopards have now posted at least ten runs in their last four games.
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