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| 04/23/24 - Home | 12-0 W |
| 04/22/24 - Away | 8-0 W |
| 05/15/23 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 04/19/23 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 04/18/23 - Home | 13-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Norton has gone a perfect 10-0 against Springfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Spartans at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Norton has six straight wins, Springfield has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Norton beat Ravenna 7-3.
Meanwhile, Springfield came up short against Sandy Valley on Saturday and fell 6-1. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by exactly five runs.
Springfield saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaden Bracken, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Martin Thurston also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Norton's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Springfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Everything went Norton's way against Springfield in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Norton made off with a 12-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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