The Holy Name Green Wave will be playing at home against the Springfield Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Holy Name is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Elyria Catholic just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Springfield can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. Everything went their way against Coventry as Springfield made off with a 12-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Springfield sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Sydney Hillyard made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. Hillyard has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Hillyard was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Springfield let Breanna Ruggiero and Destiny Ruggiero loose on the outfield. Ruggiero went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Ruggiero scored four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Hochstetler, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Holy Name's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5. As for Springfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
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