The Pleasant Spartans will head out to take on the New Albany Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pleasant has given up an average of 10.4 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Ontario hit Pleasant with a five-run second inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Spartans lost 15-3 to the Warriors. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pleasant saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avery Hamper, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Albany). They blew past Central Crossing 21-2 on Wednesday. Considering the Eagles have won five games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Bryson Gittins looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, New Albany let Luca Ritchey and Connor Bahr run wild. Ritchey went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Bahr went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs. Those three RBI gave Bahr a new career-high. Nathan Riley also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
New Albany hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in six consecutive matchups.
New Albany's record now sits at 8-3. As for Pleasant, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
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