After two games on the road, Springfield is heading back home. They will take on the Edwardsville Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Springfield: 3.6, Edwardsville: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Springfield fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Limestone on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rockets by a score of 2-1.
Springfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Enrico Veach, who went 1-for-3 with a double. Veach has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Edwardsville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four last Friday. They never let the Panthers onto the board and left with a 5-0 win.
Springfield's loss dropped their record down to 15-14. As for Edwardsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.
Springfield might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Edwardsville in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Springfield have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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