Douglas and Spanish Springs are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2020, but likely not for long. The Douglas Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Spanish Springs Cougars at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Douglas is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Douglas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Reed, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Douglas was ranked 22nd). Douglas came out on top against Reed by a score of 9-4 on Tuesday.
Keegan Freeman was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk). Freeman has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Freeman was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Thomas Young, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Blake Faiss, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Spanish Springs came up short against Bishop Manogue on Tuesday and fell 8-4. Spanish Springs has struggled against Bishop Manogue recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Douglas' win bumped their record up to 17-8. As for Spanish Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 11-16.
Everything went Douglas' way against Spanish Springs in their previous meeting back in April as Douglas made off with a 9-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Douglas since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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