St. Mary's Springs and Laconia are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The St. Mary's Springs Ledgers will head out on the road to take on the Laconia Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Mary's Springs will be strutting in after a win while Laconia will be coming in after a loss.
St. Mary's Springs will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Lomira, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. St. Mary's Springs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Lomira on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Mary's Springs.
Gracie Konkol was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Konkol has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Konkol was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Konkol wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Maliyah Galligan, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Laconia came up short against Lomira on Tuesday and fell 7-4. Laconia has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Mary's Springs is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season. As for Laconia, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
St. Mary's Springs couldn't quite finish off Laconia in their previous meeting last Thursday and fell 9-7. Can St. Mary's Springs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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