The Springfield Senators will take on the Riverton Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Springfield will be strutting in after a victory while Riverton will be coming in after a loss.
Springfield barely beat Pleasant Plains the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Senators blew past the Cardinals 7-1 on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Senators in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won three in a row.
Mia Volpert made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Volpert was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Volpert wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Emma Marcum, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
Riverton played against Argenta-Oreana on Thursday and lost via forfeit.
Riverton is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-21. As for Springfield, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5.
Springfield took their win against Riverton in their previous matchup back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 16-3 score. Do the Senators have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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