The Warren East Raiders will face off against the South Warren Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Warren East has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with seven straight defeats, while South Warren will come in with five straight wins.
On Thursday, Warren East didn't have quite enough to beat Greenwood and fell 4-3.
Dane Parsley made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. William Alexander was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, South Warren got themselves on the board against Franklin-Simpson on Tuesday, but Franklin-Simpson never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Wildcats. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Mikey Coradini's shutout, as he gave up just four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Griffin Rardin, who went 1-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxen Decker, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double.
South Warren kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in five consecutive matches.
South Warren's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Warren East, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
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