Springfield is on a five-game streak of home losses, and Lanphier a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The Springfield Senators will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lanphier Lions at 4:30 p.m. Springfield will be strutting in after a victory while Lanphier will be coming in after a loss.
Springfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Lincoln 12-1 on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Senators in their matchups with the Railsplitters: they've now won eight in a row.
Springfield let Wade Snyder and Jeffrey Sturm run wild. Snyder scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Sturm scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. What's more, Sturm posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Arthur Davison, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Springfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Lanphier fell victim to Rochester and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 21-0 to the Rockets.
Springfield's victory bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Lanphier, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Springfield's way against Lanphier in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as Springfield made off with a 24-4 win. Do the Senators have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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