The East Nicolaus Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Durham Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Nicolaus is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
East Nicolaus will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Colusa, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Spartans walked away with a 13-9 win over the RedHawks on Friday.
The team relied heavily on Braden Hardwick, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and one triple. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. Mikey Robbins was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: East Nicolaus kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 9.2.
Meanwhile, Durham had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Bears 21-6. Considering the Trojans have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Durham let Jack Drake and Brevan Ring run wild. Drake went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base, while Ring went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Ely Martinez, who earned two runs and two stolen bases.
East Nicolaus has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Durham, their record now sits at 16-7.
East Nicolaus suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Durham in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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