After flying high against Rogers last Monday, Start came back down to earth. The Start Spartans lost 11-4 to the Lima Senior Spartans on Wednesday. Start was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Lima Senior apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on May 1st.
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.
On Lima Senior's side, Peyton Rader made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Rader was also big at the plate, 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 is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Caiden Crawford, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
Start's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Lima Senior, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-16.
Start will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Cardinal Stritch at 7:00 p.m. Start is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. Lima Senior does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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