For the second straight game, Sparta will face off against La Crosse Central. The Spartans will welcome the Riverhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Sparta 3.3, La Crosse Central 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Sparta needed a bit of extra time to put away La Crosse Central. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Riverhawks 3-2.
For La Crosse Central's part, Landon Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That home run was Smith's first of the season.
Sparta's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-3. As for La Crosse Central, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
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