Springfield hit Norton with a six-run seventh inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers fell 8-3 to the Spartans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-2 back in April.
Norton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Womble, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Norton now has a losing record of 7-8-1. As for Springfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Norton will venture away from home to challenge Coventry at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Comets have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.67 runs per game on average), something the Panthers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Springfield, they will welcome Woodridge at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Spartans are facing the Bulldogs at the right time seeing as the Bulldogs are stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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