Springfield has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Springfield Southeast Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Springfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Springfield stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Athens with a sharp 11-1 victory.
Mia Volpert made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Volpert has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Volpert was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Kendall Knauer was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Megan Bullock was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, Springfield Southeast is still looking for their first win of the season after seven games. They suffered a tough 22-8 defeat at the hands of Riverton on Friday.
Springfield is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Springfield Southeast, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Springfield took their win against Springfield Southeast in their previous matchup on Thursday by a conclusive 16-0. 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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