The Pleasant Spartans will venture away from home to challenge the Benjamin Logan Raiders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pleasant is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
Pleasant made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Galion, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Spartans fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 7-5 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Spartans have suffered since May 1, 2024.
Jackson Payne was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Ryan Conway also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Benjamin Logan unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Urbana by a score of 2-0. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Benjamin Logan saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryden Morris, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Pleasant's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Benjamin Logan, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Pleasant might still be hurting after the 10-3 loss they got from Benjamin Logan in their previous matchup back in March of 2019. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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