Spartans
| 04/30/26 vs Thornapple Kellogg | 10-2 |
| 04/29/26 @ Greenville | 23-15 |
| 04/29/26 @ Greenville | 22-13 |
| 04/27/26 vs Greenville | 10-1 |
| 04/24/26 @ Whitehall | 11-6 |
| 04/24/26 @ Whitehall | 12-1 |
Sparta had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Thornapple Kellogg Trojans with a sharp 10-2 win. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly eight runs.
Taliya Dauser spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Aubrey Sidlauskas and Alexa VanVliet did most of the damage at the plate: Sidlauskas went 1-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while VanVliet went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Paige Wilcox was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Sparta's victory bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Thornapple Kellogg, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Trojans beat Sparta by a score of 9-5 later that day.
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