Softball Preview: Springfield Senators vs. Lincoln Railsplitters
The Springfield Senators will head out on the road to face off against the Lincoln Railsplitters at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Springfield will head into Monday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 15-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Richwoods on Monday. Springfield's pitcher stepped up to hand Richwoods a 2-0 shutout.
The team relied heavily on Kendall Knauer, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Lincoln narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Bloomington 7-6.
Springfield pushed their record up to 16-5 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Lincoln, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-18 record this season.
Springfield skirted past Lincoln 1-0 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Springfield 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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