The Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Sparta Trojans at 2:00 p.m.
Springfield Catholic's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Forsyth on Monday. They lost 15-0 to the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Sparta can now show off 19 landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They blew past Fordland 13-3. Winning may never get old, but Sparta sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Addison Humble spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mckenzie Wilson was incredible, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Addi Taylor, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Springfield Catholic has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-11 record this season. As for Sparta, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
Springfield Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Sparta in their previous matchup back in April, winning 5-2. Will Springfield Catholic repeat their success, or does Sparta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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