The Renaissance Phoenix will head out to challenge the Stevenson Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Renaissance knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Stevenson likes a good challenge.
Renaissance's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Fitzgerald with a sharp 19-0 win. Considering the Phoenix have won eight games by more than ten runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Charlie Williams was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Williams was even better at the plate, going 3-for-5 with five stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Renaissance got a massive performance out of Kaiden Ash, who went 3-for-5 with three runs and three RBI. That's the most RBI Ash has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Vicenzo Sherman, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Stevenson couldn't beat Hartland on Wednesday even though they stacked five runs on them in the fourth inning. The Spartans took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The Spartans' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Stevenson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gage Henriksen, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Renaissance's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-9. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 19.3 runs over those games. As for Stevenson, their loss dropped their record down to 20-12.
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