Spooner is 1-9 against Hayward since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Rails will venture away from home to face off against the Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. Spooner will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Spooner's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Ashland.
Shamari Fahie was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That double was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jarrett Meier, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Hayward ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top against Chetek-Weyerhaeuser by a score of 11-8. The win continues a trend for the Hurricanes in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won five in a row.
The team relied heavily on Caleb Springer, who went 3-for-6 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Xzavier Stojek was another key player, going 4-for-6 with two runs and two RBI.
Spooner pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hayward, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 6-2.
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