The Coventry Comets will take on the Springfield Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Monday just wasn't the day for Coventry's offense. They came up short against Field on Monday, falling 10-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Comets were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, while Springfield put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Ravenna. The Spartans narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Ravens 2-0.
The result came thanks to Joey Klein's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Springfield saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bre Ruggiero, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Springfield hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in six consecutive matchups.
Springfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Coventry, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Coventry couldn't quite finish off Springfield in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 3-1. Will the Comets have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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