The Berthoud Spartans will face off against the Thompson Valley Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses dating back to last season for Berthoud and five for Thompson Valley dating back to last season.
Berthoud fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Mead on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mavericks by a score of 7-5.
Trent Jacobs was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2025. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
In other batting news, Gavin Kirk was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one triple and two RBI.
Sterling hit Thompson Valley with a four-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles fell 10-7 to the Tigers. On the bright side, the seven- run performance marked the Eagles' highest-scoring matchup to date.
Donovan Closz made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those runs were his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Thompson Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Berthoud, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-4.
Berthoud couldn't quite finish off Thompson Valley in their previous meeting back in March of 2025 and fell 3-1. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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