The Pleasant Spartans are taking a road trip to square off against the Marion Harding Presidents at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Pleasant nor Marion Harding posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Pleasant managed to slip by Elgin the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Spartans came up short against the Comets on Monday, falling 7-1.
Meanwhile, Marion Harding was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dublin Jerome. That's two games in a row now that the Presidents have lost by exactly four runs.
Marion Harding saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavyn Baumgartner, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Pleasant's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Marion Harding, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Pleasant came out on top in a nail-biter against Marion Harding in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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