The Spring Creek Spartans will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Virgin Valley Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Spring Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
Spring Creek heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Saturday. They fell just short of Churchill County by a score of 4-3. Spring Creek has not had much luck with Churchill County recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Dylan Patton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on nine hits.
At the plate, Dylan Engebretson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Virgin Valley had already won 27 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it 28 on Friday. They put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 14-4 win. Virgin Valley might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 25 games by six runs or more this season.
Kurt Felix was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Felix was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, seven RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Mason Montoya was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Koby Perry, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Spring Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 27-5. As for Virgin Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 28-1.
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