Garden Spot and Octorara Area are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Garden Spot Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Octorara Area Braves at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The last five games Garden Spot has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Friday, Garden Spot didn't have quite enough to beat Donegal and fell 2-1. Garden Spot has struggled against Donegal recently, as their contest on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Garden Spot saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Zimmerman, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Zimmerman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Octorara Area fell victim to a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Eastern Lebanon County on Friday. Octorara Area has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though they lost, Octorara Area hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastern Lebanon County struck out six times.
Garden Spot's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Octorara Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Garden Spot beat Octorara Area 5-2 in their previous matchup on April 5th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Garden Spot since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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