The Benjamin Logan Raiders will square off against the Pleasant Spartans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
Friday just wasn't the day for Benjamin Logan's offense. They fell just short of Urbana by a score of 2-0 on Friday. The Raiders have struggled against the Hillclimbers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Benjamin Logan saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryden Morris, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Pleasant was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-5 heartbreaker at the hands of Galion. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Spartans have suffered since May 1, 2024.
Jackson Payne was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Ryan Conway also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Benjamin Logan's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Pleasant, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Everything went Benjamin Logan's way against Pleasant when the teams last played back in March of 2019, as Benjamin Logan made off with a 10-3 victory. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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