The Spring Creek Spartans will challenge the Churchill County Greenwave at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Spring Creek has four straight wins, Churchill County has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Spring Creek barely beat Dayton the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Spartans were the clear victors by a 10-1 margin over the Dust Devils on Saturday. Considering the Spartans have won 13 matchups by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Hudson Sorenson
| 04/25/26 vs Dayton | 12 |
| 04/18/26 @ Fernley | 7 |
| 04/10/26 @ Truckee | 9 |
| 04/04/26 vs Lowry | 9 |
| 03/28/26 vs Churchill County | 6 |
| 03/21/26 vs South Tahoe | 13 |
Hudson Sorenson made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Logan Payne, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Gabe Zubiria, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Spring Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dayton only posted a batting average of .200.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between Churchill County and Wooster, and Wooster kept the tradition alive. The Greenwave came up short against the Colts on Saturday, falling 12-5.
Zack Adams and Braylon Byrd did some serious damage despite the final result: Adams went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Byrd got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Churchill County is 6-2 when Byrd posts two or more runs, but 5-13 otherwise.
Spring Creek's victory bumped their record up to 21-8. As for Churchill County, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-15.
Spring Creek suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Churchill County when the teams last played back in March. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
