Springfield fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Northmont on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Thunderbolts by a score of 4-3. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Thunderbolts: they've now lost five in a row.
Springfield saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brent Upshaw Jr., who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Cooper Rhodes was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Springfield's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-1. As for Northmont, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6-1.
Springfield didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 7-2 victory against Shawnee on the 19th. Hopefully Northmont paid attention to the Wildcats' game: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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