Skyline won the last time they faced Spearville, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Skyline Thunderbirds skirted past the Spearville Lancers 10-8. That's two games straight that Skyline has won by exactly two runs.
Justus Novotny made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Novotny was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Brayden Berens was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played.
On Spearville's side, Ian Melendez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Spearville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Skyline only tossed six.
Skyline's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-10. As for Spearville, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-11.
As of now, neither Skyline nor Spearville have any future games scheduled.
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