Baseball Game Preview: Springfield Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 14, 2024, 2:16am

Baseball Preview: Springfield Cougars vs. Unionville Longhorns

The Springfield Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Unionville Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

On Monday, it was a hard-fought match, but Springfield had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Radnor. Springfield has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Springfield saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Turner, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Lennon, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Unionville entered their tilt with Great Valley with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Patriots 10-0. Considering Unionville has won six games by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Springfield's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-11. As for Unionville, their victory bumped their record up to 15-4.

Springfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Unionville in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Springfield since the squad 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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