It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Springstead can now relate to. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the River Ridge Royal Knights on Wednesday. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Royal Knights earlier this season, when they won 8-5.
Nathaniel Sabino made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Andrew Ward, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Springstead's defeat dropped their record down to 17-12. As for River Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
While Springstead had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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