On Monday, April 28th, the Rockets traveled to Sparta to play a conference game. Sparta started ahead at the bottom of the first. Scoreless in the second inning, the Rockets put three on the board in the top of the third. Sparta answered with 2 runs in the bottom of the third. A slow couple of innings by the Rockets, scoring 3 more through the next 4 innings. Sparta collected 5 runs through the next 4 innings, helping Sparta win 9-6. Braylen Turner had 3 hits, and Grant Moody had 2. The next game for the Rockets was Thursday vs Sparta at home.
On Thursday, May 1st, the Rockets played Sparta. The Rockets’ defence was not off to a great start at the top of the first, allowing Sparta to collect 4 runs. With no answer from the Rockets, Sparta grabs another run in the top of the second. The Rockets continued to be scoreless through the rest of the game. Sparta collected 5 more runs through the next 3 innings for the short game vs the Rockets, 10-0. The Rockets’ next game was Monday, May 5th, against Chester.