The South Spencer Rebels will face off against the Tecumseh Braves at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Gibson Southern hit South Spencer with a eight-run fifth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Rebels came up short against the Titans, falling 11-1. The loss continues a trend for the Rebels in their meetings with the Titans: they've now lost three in a row.
South Spencer saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Denver Epperson, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Brody H also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tecumseh). They came out on top against Evansville Central by a score of 15-11 on Wednesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Tecumseh got a massive performance out of Degan Ash, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those three hits gave Ash a new career-high. Wyatt Huddleston was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base.
Tecumseh was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in three consecutive games.
Tecumseh's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for South Spencer, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 5-4.
South Spencer suffered a grim 11-5 defeat to Tecumseh in their previous meeting on April 1st. Will the Rebels have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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