Kirkwood put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Springfield Yellow Jackets with a sharp 13-6 victory. This was a revenge match for Kirkwood, as the team was forced to settle for an 11-3 defeat when these two played last Monday.
For Springfield's part, Ty'Tuan "Allen" Dickerson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Even though they lost, Springfield didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Kirkwood's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Springfield, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
Kirkwood didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 6-5 victory vs. West Creek on the 19th. As for Springfield, they will be playing at home against Northeast at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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