The Cottage Grove Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Springfield Millers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last four games Cottage Grove has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Cottage Grove fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Sweet Home on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Huskies by a score of 7-6. The loss continues a trend for the Lions in their meetings with the Huskies: they've now lost nine in a row.
Cottage Grove saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Micah Spear, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
Meanwhile, Springfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against Dallas, falling 16-3.
Springfield's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Cottage Grove, they now have a losing record of 4-5-1.
Cottage Grove was able to grind out a solid victory over Springfield in their previous meeting back in March of 2016, winning 9-6. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Millers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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