Spurger is 0-10 against Big Sandy since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Spurger Pirates will be playing at home against the Big Sandy Wildcats at 3:30 p.m. Neither Spurger nor Big Sandy posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Spurger is is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 16th straight game dating back to last season last Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 12-2 walloping at the hands of Sabine Pass.
Meanwhile, Big Sandy entered their tilt with West Hardin with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Oilers a 1-0 shutout on Friday. That's two games straight that Big Sandy has won by just one run.
The result came thanks to Cole Richardson's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Big Sandy's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kolten Glover, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach McGallion, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Spurger's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Big Sandy, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Spurger came up short against Big Sandy in their previous matchup back in March, falling 5-0. Will Spurger have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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