Baseball Recap: Springfield Longhorns vs. Eads Eagles
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Springfield can now relate to. They lost 10-0 to the Eads Eagles on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for Springfield in their matchups with Eads: they've now lost six in a row.
For Eads' part, the result came thanks to Case Nelson's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up nine Ks. Nelson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Porter Spady, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Adyn Hough, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Springfield's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Eads, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Springfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Eads, they will square off against Holly on Saturday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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