Douglas is 9-1 against Spanish Springs since May of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Douglas Tigers are on the road again to play the Spanish Springs Cougars at 12:30 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Douglas heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Thursday. They fell 8-3 to Coronado.
Lilyann Lee made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Zora Simpson, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Spanish Springs faced Palo Verde in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Spanish Springs took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Palo Verde. Spanish Springs has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Spanish Springs saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Layni Noonkester, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was McKenna Timmons, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Douglas' loss dropped their record down to 30-5. As for Spanish Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 30-8.
Spanish Springs' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Douglas has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Spanish Springs, though, as they've been averaging only 3.9. Will Douglas keep running through batters, or will Spanish Springs buck the trend?
Everything went Douglas' way against Spanish Springs when the teams last played on Saturday as Douglas made off with a 7-0 victory. Will Douglas repeat their success, or does Spanish Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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