The South Spartans are taking a road trip to take on the West Warriors at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
South's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Mary Star of the Sea 10-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Logan Sain was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Rhodes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
South was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, West had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They put the hurt on Roosevelt with a sharp 7-0 win on Friday.
The result came thanks to Jacob Narez's shutout, as he gave up just six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Reef Sharman, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Joey Campbell was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
South couldn't quite finish off West when the teams last played back in March of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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