Softball Recap: Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers vs. Andrew Thunderbolts
On Thursday, Bradley-Bourbonnais faced Andrew in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers came out on top against the Andrew Thunderbolts by a score of 4-1. Winning may never get old, but Bradley-Bourbonnais sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Bradley-Bourbonnais saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ellie Haggard, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Andrew's side, Clare Hester spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Emma Scislowicz made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Bradley-Bourbonnais has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Andrew, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-4-1.
Bradley-Bourbonnais will be playing in front of their home fans against Plainfield North at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Andrew, they will head out on the road to take on Stagg at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Andrew is facing Stagg at the right time seeing as Stagg is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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