The Springfield Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Springfield has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while St. Vincent-St. Mary will come in with three straight wins.
Field hit Springfield with a eight-run third inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Spartans came up short against the Falcons, falling 12-2.
Springfield saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Meyer, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Vincent-St. Mary earned a 7-3 victory over Chagrin Falls on Monday.
The team relied heavily on Rylan Hurley, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Logan Henderson, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
St. Vincent-St. Mary always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .513 or higher in three consecutive matches.
St. Vincent-St. Mary's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-7. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Springfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17.
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