For the second straight game, Leesville Road will face off against Sanderson. The Pride will venture away from home to challenge the Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Leesville Road is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Leesville Road barely beat Sanderson the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Pride were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Spartans on Tuesday. The Pride might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by eight runs or more this season.
Alex Higdon tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Leesville Road got a massive performance out of Nolan Wyss, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. What's more, Wyss posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in March. Zack Nash was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Leesville Road always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Leesville Road's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Sanderson, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
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