Spartans
| 03/07/25 vs East Jackson | 18 |
| 02/25/25 vs Johnson | 12 |
| 02/11/25 @ White County | 7 |
| 03/05/25 @ Flowery Branch | 5 |
| 03/04/25 @ Apalachee | 5 |
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Flowery Branch, West Hall was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the East Jackson Eagles as the West Hall Spartans made off with an 18-8 victory. The Spartans' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Brett Sturm made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-low in hits. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-3. West Hall is 2-1 when Sturm posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-7 otherwise.
In other batting news, Chase Berger was a standout: he scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Connor Toledo also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
West Hall was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
With the win, West Hall broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-8. As for East Jackson, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-5 record.
Looking ahead, West Hall will host Jefferson at 5:55 p.m. on Tuesday. This will be West Hall's first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for East Jackson, they will venture away from home to square off against Hebron Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. East Jackson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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