The Springfield Yellow Jackets will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Northeast Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Springfield is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Kirkwood just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. Their tough 13-6 loss to the Cobras might stick with them for a while.
Ty'Tuan "Allen" Dickerson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Even though they lost, Springfield didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Northeast might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-2 to Clarksville Academy, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Northeast has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Springfield's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Northeast, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Springfield couldn't quite finish off Northeast in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 15-13. Can Springfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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