Firelands and Springfield squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Firelands had to settle for second. They lost 10-2 to the Springfield Spartans. Firelands' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Firelands saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mandy DeWitt, who went 2-for-4 with a triple. DeWitt has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lexi Schrader, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Springfield's side, Sydney Hillyard made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and not a single walk). Hillyard was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Springfield got a big performance out of Kendall Crytzer, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5. Alyssa Hochstetler was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 4-for-5.
Firelands' loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Springfield, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
While Firelands had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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