The Springfield Wildcats will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Urbana Hillclimbers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Springfield will be strutting in after a win while Urbana will be coming in after a defeat.
It was a proper cat-fight when Springfield duked it out with Triad on Thursday. Springfield put the hurt on Triad with a sharp 15-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Leeauna Rardon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rardon was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Jalynee Thomas was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Those two hits gave her a new career-high. Peyton Kennedy was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Urbana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 13-6 to Cedarville.
Morgan Boyd was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Bailey Smith, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Springfield's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Urbana, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything went Springfield's way against Urbana in their previous meeting on Tuesday, as Springfield made off with a 17-4 victory. Does Springfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Urbana turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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