For the second straight game, Sterling will face off against Spring Woods. The Raiders will face off against the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sterling has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight defeats, while Spring Woods will come in with four straight victories.
Sterling lost 13-3 to Spring Woods on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Raiders have lost by exactly ten runs.
For Spring Woods' part, they got a great performance from Keegan Reed as he struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Those 13 strikeouts gave Reed a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Luis Fabian Rendon, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Bernardo Ramirez was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Spring Woods always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .633. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Spring Woods pushed their record up to 8-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Sterling, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11-1.
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