The Zeeland East Chix will venture away from home to take on the Sparta Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Zeeland East came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Forest Hills Eastern, falling 7-1.
Zeeland East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Kuzma, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Sparta might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-3 to Kenowa Hills, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Zeeland East's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-9. As for Sparta, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-11-1.
Zeeland East took their win against Sparta when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 8-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chix since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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