The Waterloo Vikings will venture away from home to challenge the Springfield Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Springfield took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Waterloo, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Waterloo got the win against Lake Center Christian by a conclusive 15-2. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 13 runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Springfield was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of McDonald. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Blue Devils: they've now lost five in a row.
Springfield saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gina Romeo, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
The victory made it two in a row for Waterloo and bumps their season record up to 6-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.5 runs over those games. As for Springfield, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Everything went Waterloo's way against Springfield when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Waterloo made off with a 25-9 victory. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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