Springfield dropped their record down to 20-9 on Monday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Perrysburg Yellow Jackets by a score of 9-8. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Yellow Jackets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-5 back in April.
As for Perrysburg, the victory (which was their 25th in a row) raised their record to 26-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games.
For Perrysburg's part, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayley Griggs, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. Griggs has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another was Alyssa Bradford, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one RBI.
Springfield and Perrysburg are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Blue Devils will face off against Aurora at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Greenmen's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Springfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Perrysburg, they will square off against Hoover at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Yellow Jackets 3, the Vikings 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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