Spanish Springs waltzed into their match on Tuesday with 15 straight wins... but they left with 16. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 victory over the Damonte Ranch Mustangs. That's more bragging rights for Spanish Springs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Joey Jacobs was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. McKenna Timmons was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
On Damonte Ranch's side, Samantha Tapia made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hailey Wackowski, who went 2-for-5 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Spanish Springs is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season. As for Damonte Ranch, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-13-1.
Spanish Springs will head out on the road to take on Douglas at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Douglas is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Spanish Springs a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Damonte Ranch will take on Carson at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Damonte Ranch has given up an average of 8.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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