Lanphier is 0-10 against Springfield since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lanphier Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Springfield Senators at 4:30 p.m. Lanphier will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Monday, Lanphier came up short against East St. Louis and fell 9-5.
Tamaih Jefferson was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-2. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Brenda Cousins, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Even though they lost, Lanphier was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Springfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They never let Richwoods onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory on Monday.
Kendall Knauer was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Lanphier's defeat dropped their record down to 3-20. As for Springfield, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5.
Lanphier might still be hurting after the 19-1 loss they got from Springfield in their previous meeting back in March. Can Lanphier avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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