Lima Senior's hitters rose to the challenge against a Spartans pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.32 runs allowed on Wednesday. Everything went the Lima Senior Spartans' way against the Start Spartans as the Lima Senior Spartans made off with an 11-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lima Senior.
Peyton Rader was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Rader was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Yahir Brito-Diaz and Emmanuel Jokinen-Rutz did most of the damage at the plate: Brito-Diaz scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Jokinen-Rutz scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Jokinen-Rutz has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Caiden Crawford, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
On Start's side, Jalyn Brown made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony St Claire, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lima Senior's win bumped their record up to 11-16. As for Start, their loss dropped their record down to 15-10.
Lima Senior does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Start, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Cardinal Stritch at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Start's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Cardinal Stritch's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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