The Start Spartans are taking a road trip to take on the Springfield Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Start has five straight victories, Springfield has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Start is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Rogers on Monday as they made off with a 20-1 win. Considering the Spartans have won four matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Bryce Creecy
| 04/21/25 @ Rogers | 4 |
| 04/04/25 vs Southview | 2 |
| 05/23/24 vs Cardinal Stritch | 2 |
| 05/15/24 @ Perrysburg | 2 |
| 05/03/24 vs Northwood | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Bryce Creecy, who went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Buck, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Start kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rogers only managed three hits.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Springfield's offense. They came up short against Napoleon on Tuesday, falling 10-0. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Devils have lost by exactly ten runs.
Start's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Springfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Start couldn't quite finish off Springfield when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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