The Elko Indians have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Spring Creek Spartans at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Elko beat Lowry 8-4.
Peyton Aranguena spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on five hits.
At the plate, Derrick Jacobo was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Coy Jones, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Spring Creek put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Everything went their way against Dayton as Spring Creek made off with a 16-6 win. The victory was nothing new for Spring Creek as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Spring Creek also let their pitcher toss all six innings played and he was also dialed-in: Dillon Payne gave up six earned runs on eight hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, PJ Zubiria was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Logan Lopez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Elko pushed their record up to 5-6 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs per game. As for Spring Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1.
Elko skirted past Spring Creek 8-7 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Elko repeat their success, or does Spring Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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