South and West are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The South Spartans will look to defend their home field on Friday against the West Warriors at 3:15 p.m. South will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
South fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against West on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, South couldn't push the score so high this time.
Peter Broughton was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Dane Rhodes was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
South's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for West, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
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