The Southridge Spartans will take on the Ferguson Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southridge's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Ferguson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Southridge's tournament run continued when they took on Columbus on Tuesday. The Spartans fell just short of the Explorers by a score of 4-3. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Explorers recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Ferguson had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 10-6. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Anthony Giz was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Ferguson's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-7-1 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Erick Leyva, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Ferguson hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four strikeouts batters in three consecutive contests.
Ferguson's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Southridge, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Southridge skirted past Ferguson 9-7 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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