Spearville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of the Skyline Thunderbirds by a score of 10-8. That's two games in a row now that Spearville has lost by exactly two runs.
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.
On Skyline's side, Justus Novotny made a big impact no matter where he played. 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, the team relied heavily on Brayden Berens, who scored three runs and stole 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.
Spearville's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Skyline, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
As of now, neither Spearville nor Skyline have any future games scheduled.
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