The Spooner Rails will take on the Somerset Spartans on Monday. The last three games Spooner has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Spooner turned things around against Unity on Friday. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 9-8 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Somerset). They blew past Grantsburg 18-8 on Friday. Considering the Spartans have won four matchups by more than eight runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Somerset got a massive performance out of Carson Belisle, who got on base in all six of his plate appearances with five runs, two stolen bases, and one triple. Belisle continues to improve, besting his previous run total in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Ryan Sabrowsky, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Somerset always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .558. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Spooner's win bumped their record up to 2-9. As for Somerset, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
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