Softball Preview: UIC College Prep Firecats vs. ITW David Speer Academy Pride
UIC College Prep is 1-6 against ITW David Speer Academy since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The UIC College Prep Firecats will look to defend their home field against the ITW David Speer Academy Pride at 5:30 p.m.
UIC College Prep's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 15-0 walloping at the hands of the Hawks. UIC College Prep has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, ITW David Speer Academy can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past Niles North 14-4. Winning may never get old, but ITW David Speer Academy sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
ITW David Speer Academy got a massive performance out of Miabella Collazo, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Collazo hasn't dropped below three RBI for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Estela Garcia, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4.
UIC College Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for ITW David Speer Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
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