The Glendale Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Glendale has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Springfield Catholic will come in with three straight wins.
Glendale is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Bentonville, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Glendale was ranked 20th). The Falcons fell 9-6 to the Tigers on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Springfield Catholic's hitters rose to the challenge against an Eagles pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.75 runs allowed on Thursday. The Fighting Irish blew past Joplin 10-2. Considering the Fighting Irish have won eight games by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Springfield Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Glendale, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-9.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
