It was a good run, but Spanish River unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the American Heritage Stallions. Spanish River has not had much luck with American Heritage recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Moshe Presberg put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Presberg was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Presberg wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jason Rothberg, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On American Heritage's side, Elias Raptis looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Zavier Hatfield was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Carlos Jimenez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Spanish River's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-7. As for American Heritage, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8.
Spanish River will stay at home for another game and welcome Park Vista at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Park Vista: 2.9, Spanish River: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for American Heritage, they will head out on the road to square off against Stoneman Douglas at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Stoneman Douglas is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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