After flying high against McKinley last Tuesday, Springfield came back down to earth. The Springfield Tigers fell victim to a tough 17-7 loss at the hands of the Lowellville Rockets on Thursday. Springfield has not had much luck with Lowellville recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Springfield got a massive performance out of Gracie Maldonado, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Maldonado has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gina Romeo, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Springfield's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Lowellville, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Springfield is on the road again on Friday to play Waterloo at 5:00 p.m. Springfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Lowellville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against McKinley at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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