Waite had lost three straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 2-10 to make it four. They lost 17-1 to the Lima Senior Spartans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-4 back in April.
As for Lima Senior, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-12. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by ten runs or more this season.
For Lima Senior's part, Emmanuel Jokinen-Rutz was a standout: he went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. The Spartans are 4-1 when Jokinen-Rutz posts two or more runs, but 2-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja'Irus Wash, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and two RBI.
Coming up, Waite will head out on the road to square off against Rogers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Indians' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Rams have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Lima Senior, they will welcome Elida at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Spartans' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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