The Spokane Owls will head out on the road to take on the Sparta Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Spokane easily dispatched Crane on Monday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Owls fell just short of Pleasant Hope by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday.
Tim Rantz
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Tim Rantz put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Spokane is 5-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-11 otherwise. Rantz was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Rantz wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Sportsman, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. Tristan Gold also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Sparta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Conway.
Spokane's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Sparta, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
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