Willow Springs fell victim to Norwood and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They suffered a tough 6-0 loss at the hands of the Norwood Pirates. The match marked that first time this season in which Willow Springs was not able to get on the board.
For Norwood's part, Cooper Vaughan made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Vaughan has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Vaughan was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Gary Williams was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Willow Springs are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. As for Norwood, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-2.
Willow Springs will be playing at home against Liberty at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Norwood, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Fordland at 4:30 p.m. Norwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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