Softball Game Preview: Larkin Royals vs. Aurora East Tomcats

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04/15/25 - Home	18-3 W
04/29/24 - Home	21-0 W
04/08/24 - Away	25-1 W
05/18/23 - Away	15-0 W
04/10/23 - Home	22-0 W
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Larkin is a perfect 10-0 against Aurora East since May of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Royals will head out to face off against the Tomcats at 4:30 p.m. Larkin has given up an average of 7.2 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Larkin came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 12-2 to DeKalb. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Royals couldn't push the score so high this time.

Meanwhile, Aurora East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 24th straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Ridgewood, falling 20-5. That's two games in a row now that the Tomcats have lost by exactly 15 runs.

Larkin's loss dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Aurora East, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-18.

Larkin took their victory against Aurora East when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 18-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Royals since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.