Softball Game Preview: Springfield Yellow Jackets vs. Pope John Paul II Knights

The Springfield Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to take on the Pope John Paul II Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Springfield is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.

Springfield proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by nine) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Rossview 5-3.

Makenzie Cox

Base on Balls Against

04/15/25 vs Rossview	2
04/09/25 vs Clarksville	1
03/27/25 @ Rossview	1
03/25/25 @ Clarksville	2
03/11/25 vs Jo Byrns	2

Makenzie Cox spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Brooklyn Richardson was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pope John Paul II). They blew past Lawson 25-10 on Monday. Considering the Knights have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Pope John Paul II is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.2 runs over those games. As for Springfield, they pushed their record up to 7-10-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.