The Waterloo Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Springfield Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Back in March, Waterloo came up short against Rittman and fell 12-7.
Meanwhile, after constant struggles on the road, Springfield has finally found some success away from home. They fell victim to a tough 17-7 defeat at the hands of Lowellville on Thursday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Springfield in their matchups with Lowellville: they've now lost three in a row.
Springfield got a massive performance out of Gracie Maldonado, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Maldonado is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Gina Romeo was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Waterloo now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Springfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Waterloo came up short against Springfield in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 9-5. Thankfully for Waterloo, Madison Lesnak (who struck out eight batters over eight innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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