The third road matchup was the charm for Springfield, as they earned their first road win of the season. They put the hurt on the Beaver Beavers with a sharp 11-1 win on Thursday.
Sydney Hillyard was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Hillyard was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Springfield got a massive performance out of Kendall Crytzer, who scored four runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Hochstetler, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
On Beaver's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ally Wright, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
The victory got Springfield back to even at 2-2. As for Beaver, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Springfield will be playing at home against Woodridge at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Springfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Beaver, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Harrison Central at 4:30 p.m. on April 8th.
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