The West Springfield Spartans will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Lake Braddock Bruins at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
West Springfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: James Madison, who was ranked third at the time (West Springfield was ranked 17th). The Spartans took a 17-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warhawks on Thursday. The loss was the Spartans' first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lake Braddock). They were the clear victors by an 18-3 margin over Hayfield on Wednesday. The win was nothing new for the Bruins as they're now sitting on three straight.
Lake Braddock's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-6. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for West Springfield, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 11-1.
West Springfield beat Lake Braddock 7-4 when the teams last played back in March. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Bruins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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