Start got themselves on the board against Bowsher on Friday, but Bowsher never followed suit. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the BlueRacers 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Spartans have posted since April 24th.
Not much got past Braden Bowman, who gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Bowsher off the board. Bowman has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Start saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Creecy, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Spartans
| 05/16/25 @ Bowsher | 2-0 |
| 05/12/25 vs Lima Senior | 6-2 |
| 05/08/25 vs Emmanuel Christian | 12-1 |
| 05/07/25 vs Rogers | 24-0 |
| 05/06/25 vs Woodward | 7-0 |
The win (which was Start's fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-6. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Bowsher, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6.
Start will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Northview at 6:00 p.m. on the 27th. As for Bowsher, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 21-1 victory against John Hay on the 17th.
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