The Lima Senior Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Bath Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lima Senior will be strutting in after a win while Bath will be coming in after a defeat.
On Monday, Lima Senior got the win against Waite by a conclusive 16-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lima Senior.
Dalton Chiles made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Chiles was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Caiden Crawford was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Peyton Rader, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Bath's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Van Buren by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Bath's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Bath saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Markley, who went 1-for-2 with a double. Markley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Lima Senior pushed their record up to 8-13 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Bath, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Lima Senior might still be hurting after the 16-1 loss they got from Bath in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Lima Senior avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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