After flying high against MacArthur last Monday, Taylorville came back down to earth. The Taylorville Tornadoes fell just short of the Springfield Senators by a score of 7-5 on Friday. Taylorville has struggled against Springfield recently, as their matchup on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
For Springfield's part, the team relied heavily on A.J. Ozier, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Taylorville's loss dropped their record down to 12-15. As for Springfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Taylorville will head out on the road to challenge Charleston at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Taylorville is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for Springfield, they will square off against Granite City at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Springfield's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Granite City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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