A feisty cat fight will be fought as Springfield Wildcats take on Kenton Ridge Cougars at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games Springfield has played (dating back to last season) have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
If Springfield beats Kenton Ridge with seven runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Springfield beat Urbana on Saturday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-6.
Weston Mohler looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Springfield let Dawson Blauvelt and Brent Upshaw Jr. run wild. Blauvelt scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Upshaw Jr. scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Kenton Ridge didn't have quite enough to beat Troy on Wednesday and fell 10-9. Even though they lost, the Cougars' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.8 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Cyrus Worley was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
Springfield's record now sits at 2-0-1. As for Kenton Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Springfield might still be hurting after the 9-2 defeat they got from Kenton Ridge in their previous meeting back in May of 2016. Can Springfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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