The Spanish Springs Cougars will square off against the Douglas Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Spanish Springs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Bishop Manogue, who was ranked seventh at the time (Spanish Springs was ranked 16th). The Cougars lost 8-0 to the Miners on Thursday. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Miners recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Douglas came into Thursday's match having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Reed on Thursday as they made off with a 9-2 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Tigers have posted against the Raiders since March 12, 2022.
Douglas got a great performance from Grayson Kamper as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over six innings pitched. Kamper has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Luke Main was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has become a key player for Douglas: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jeffrey Peters, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Douglas always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Reed only posted an OBP of .276.
Douglas' victory bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Spanish Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.
Spanish Springs beat Douglas 9-5 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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