Sparks has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Hug Hawks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Sparks will be strutting in after a win while Hug will be coming in after a defeat.
After only two runs in their last match, Sparks made sure to put some runs up on the board against South Tahoe on Wednesday. Sparks narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past South Tahoe 17-16.
Elise Henderson and Deanna Henderson did most of the damage at the plate: Henderson scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Henderson scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrea Domingo, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, Hug is still looking for their first win of the season after nine contests. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 29-12 walloping at the hands of South Tahoe last Saturday. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Sparks' win bumped their record up to 3-9. As for Hug, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Sparks' way against Hug in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Sparks made off with a 17-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sparks 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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