The Springfield Wildcats will head out to take on the Tri-Village Patriots at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Springfield has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Tri-Village will arrive with 22 straight wins.
Northwestern hit Springfield with a eight-run third inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wildcats came up short against the Warriors, falling 11-1.
Springfield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jazzdyn Frock, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Tri-Village made easy work of Twin Valley South on Tuesday and carried off a 12-1 victory. Considering the Patriots have won 13 matchups by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Tri-Village also got a great performance from Elizabeth Poling as she struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Poling has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Emma Greer was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI. Those two triples gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Cantrell, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Tri-Village always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Twin Valley South only posted an OBP of .300.
Tri-Village's win was their 22nd straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-0. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average this season. As for Springfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.
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