It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Garden Spot ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Eastern Lebanon County Raiders and snuck past 7-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Garden Spot.
Garden Spot got a great performance from Ryan Speers as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Caiden Murphy was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Connor Manning was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Eastern Lebanon County's side, Gavin Bicher made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Gettle, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Garden Spot pushed their record up to 11-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Eastern Lebanon County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season.
Garden Spot will take on Cocalico at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Cocalico has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.5 runs per game on average), something Garden Spot will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Eastern Lebanon County, they will be playing at home against Manheim Central at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.
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