Spruce Creek entered their tilt with Viera with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Viera Hawks out 6-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Spruce Creek also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2021.
Spruce Creek's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Shane Lavin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lucas Tutunjian, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On Viera's side, they got a good showing from David Mastrolonardo, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Michael Schmidt was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Brennan Confreda was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Spruce Creek is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Viera, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.
Spruce Creek will head out on the road to challenge University at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Spruce Creek: 2.7, University: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Viera, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Lake Mary at 6:00 p.m.
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