After losing to Pearl-Cohn the last time they met, Stratford decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Spartans walked away with an 8-5 win over the Firebirds on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Cal Brock was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Stratford is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 2-3 otherwise. Brock was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Demonte Morrow
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Demonte Morrow, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Teroz Dowell was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and one double.
Stratford now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Pearl-Cohn, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-14.
Coming up, Stratford will welcome Whites Creek at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Pearl-Cohn, they will venture away from home to take on Hume-Fogg at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Firebirds' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Blue Knights have averaged an impressive 7.6 runs per game this season.
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