The Lima Senior Spartans will take on the Defiance Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lima Senior's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over Bowsher. The win continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the BlueRacers: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Defiance). They were the clear victors by a 26-3 margin over Tinora on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Addison Miller made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Ayvah Cullen was incredible, firing off two home runs, five runs, and six RBI while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances. Those five runs gave her a new career-high. Bella Gutierrez was another key player, going 3-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and one double.
Defiance always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .729. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Defiance has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lima Senior, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6.
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