The Spalding Jaguars will venture away from home to square off against the Manchester Blue Devils at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Spalding has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
While Spalding didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They fell just short of Crawford County by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday. The Jaguars' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Spalding saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaliyah Myers, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. That RBI marked the first that Myers' brought in this season.
Meanwhile, Manchester was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Marion County, falling 13-0.
Spalding's defeat dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Manchester, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Spalding has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Manchester struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Spalding's way against Manchester in their previous matchup on August 9th as Spalding made off with an 11-4 victory. Will Spalding repeat their success, or does Manchester have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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