For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Blake and Spoto meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Blake Yellow Jackets came up short against the Spoto Spartans, falling 19-4. The Yellow Jackets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Spartans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
J Feliciano made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Z Newton, who went 1-for-2 with one home run.
Even though they lost, Blake was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .471. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Spoto only posted a batting average of .278.
Blake now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Spoto, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Blake wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 15-14 defeat against Tampa Bay Tech on the 1st. As for Spoto, they will square off against Riverview at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Spoto is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
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