The South Spencer Rebels are taking a road trip to face off against the Washington Hatchets at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Monday, South Spencer came up short against Evansville Memorial and fell 7-3. The Rebels have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Ty Brown made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. Ty Mattingly was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Washington ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged out North Knox 5-4. The Hatchets haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Layton Welsh spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Washington is undefeated when he allows at most three earned runs, but 4-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Washington saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Wright, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Those two RBI gave Wright a new career-high.
Washington pushed their record up to 7-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for South Spencer, they now also have a losing record of 7-8.
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