Softball Recap: Pleasant Plains Cardinals vs. Lincolnwood Lancers
Pleasant Plains put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against the Lincolnwood Lancers as the Pleasant Plains Cardinals made off with a 12-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pleasant Plains.
Pleasant Plains let Aspen Kitowski and Lexie Shimkus loose on the outfield. Kitowski scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Shimkus scored a run while going 2-for-3. Delaney Murphy was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Pleasant Plains is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Lincolnwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-12.
Pleasant Plains will head out on the road to square off against Lincoln at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Pleasant Plains' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Lincoln's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lincolnwood, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Tri-City at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Lincolnwood will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
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