Norwood extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 4-7 in the process. They came up short against the Roger Bacon Spartans, falling 14-3. The Indians were not able to make up for their loss to the Spartans from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
As for Roger Bacon, they now have a winning record of 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for they.
For Roger Bacon's part, Robby Brenner tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Brenner also tossed no walks, which is notable because the Spartans are 3-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 2-3 otherwise.
At the plate, Roger Bacon got a massive performance out of Ben Powers, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and one stolen base. Powers has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Sam Bova, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
While Norwood had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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