Springfield waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones a 2-0 shutout. This was payback for Springfield, who suffered an 8-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The result came thanks to Seth Impson's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Carter Kruse was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Springfield pushed their record up to 9-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Sacred Heart-Griffin, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Springfield will challenge East Peoria at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Sacred Heart-Griffin, they will head out on the road to square off against Rochester at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sacred Heart-Griffin's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Rochester's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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