The St. Joseph Spartans will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Western Beaver Golden Beavers at 4:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but St. Joseph had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Springdale.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 30 runs the game before, Western Beaver was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They fell victim to a tough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Union Area. Western Beaver has struggled against Union Area recently, as their game on Wednesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Even though they lost, Western Beaver didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Union Area only tossed four.
St. Joseph's loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Western Beaver, their record is now 4-3.
St. Joseph might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Western Beaver when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can St. Joseph avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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