South Tahoe is 10-0 against Sparks since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The South Tahoe Vikings will play host again on Friday to welcome the Sparks Railroaders, where first pitch is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but South Tahoe had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against Wooster.
Cooper Richey and Kyle Herrera stepped up to the plate in a big way. Richey went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI, while Herrera scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Herrera is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Haven, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, South Tahoe didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 17 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Sparks was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. Their rough 8-2 defeat to Hug might stick with them for a while.
South Tahoe has not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. As for Sparks, their loss dropped their record down to 1-19.
South Tahoe took their victory against Sparks in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 13-4. Will South Tahoe repeat their success, or does Sparks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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