The Steinbrenner Warriors will square off against the Spoto Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Steinbrenner: 2.8, Spoto: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Steinbrenner is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Plant on Tuesday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers.
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Steinbrenner got a good showing from Brooks Belisle, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Belisle has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Steinbrenner saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Liss, who went 2-for-3 with one double. Gavin Mix also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Meanwhile, Spoto has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.5 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They came up short against Plant City, falling 10-1. The contest marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Steinbrenner's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-3. As for Spoto, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Everything went Steinbrenner's way against Spoto in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, as Steinbrenner made off with a 15-1 win. Does Steinbrenner have another victory up their sleeve, or will Spoto turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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