The Garden Spot Spartans will be playing at home against the Octorara Area Braves at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Garden Spot gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past Manheim Central 16-3. While fans of Garden Spot might be used to big wins, the 13-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Caleb Zimmerman and Cullen Witmer did most of the damage at the plate: Zimmerman got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Witmer went 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Madix Bracken, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Octorara Area had just enough and edged J.P. McCaskey out 3-2 last Tuesday.
Aidan Marsh was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Marsh was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Marsh is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Marsh wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carlin Kinkaid, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Garden Spot pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Octorara Area, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Octorara Area's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Garden Spot hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .319. It's a different story for Octorara Area, though, as they've only averaged .205. Will they be able to contain Garden Spot's hitters?
Garden Spot beat Octorara Area 5-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Garden Spot repeat their success, or does Octorara Area have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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