Springfield waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Woodridge Bulldogs 7-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Springfield also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Sydney Hillyard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on eight hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Destiny Ruggiero, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Hochstetler, who scored a run while going 4-for-4.
Springfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Woodridge, they dropped their record down to 1-17 with that loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Springfield didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-5 victory vs. Holy Name on the 10th. Woodridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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