The Sparkman Senators are taking a road trip to take on the James Clemens Jets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Sparkman had taken Buckhorn down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Wednesday. Sparkman took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Buckhorn.
Meanwhile, James Clemens had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.9 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Wildcats.
Jesse Isensee made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Scott Sieja looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Brooks Rhodes, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-1.
Sparkman's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for James Clemens, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Sparkman beat James Clemens 10-7 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will Sparkman repeat their success, or does James Clemens have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
