The Spruce Mountain Phoenix will square off against the Hall-Dale Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Spruce Mountain and seven for Hall-Dale.
Spruce Mountain is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came up short against Madison on Friday, falling 20-13. While the Phoenix didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 9-0 in the first period.
Eli Moffett put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Moffett was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Austin Armandi stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Trent Lovewell, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Boothbay hit Hall-Dale with a five-run first inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bulldogs lost 14-4 to the Seahawks.
Spruce Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Hall-Dale, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Spruce Mountain skirted past Hall-Dale 3-1 in their previous meeting on May 14th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Phoenix since the team 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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