Taylorville lost against Springfield back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Taylorville Tornadoes fell just short of the Springfield Senators by a score of 5-3. Taylorville has not had much luck with Springfield recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
LIV HAVERA made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Springfield's side, Mia Volpert made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Volpert has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances. Volpert was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Kendall Knauer was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Taylorville's loss dropped their record down to 6-21. As for Springfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
As of now, neither Taylorville nor Springfield have any future games scheduled.
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