Springville has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Durant Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Springville will head into Wednesday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat North Cedar on Wednesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-run loss they were dealt last Monday. Springville fell just short of North Cedar by a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Durant ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They had just enough and edged Mid-Prairie out 8-6.
Durant got a great performance from Collier Rockow as he tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Rockow has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cohen Kilker was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Sickels, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Springville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Durant, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-11 record this season.
Springville might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Durant in their previous matchup back in June of 2019. Can Springville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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