The Norton Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Springfield Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Norton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Field on Tuesday. They lost 10-2 to the Falcons. The defeat continues a trend for Norton in their matchups with Field: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Springfield entered their tilt with Streetsboro with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Rockets 10-9.
Breanna Ruggiero was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Destiny Ruggiero, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and a double.
Norton's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Springfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Norton was able to grind out a solid victory over Springfield in their previous matchup last Tuesday, winning 5-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Springfield's Sydney Hillyard, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Norton still be able to contain Hillyard? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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