Softball Preview: West Aurora Blackhawks vs. Oswego East Wolves
West Aurora is 1-7 against Oswego East since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The West Aurora Blackhawks will head out on the road to take on the Oswego East Wolves at 4:30 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Things were looking good for West Aurora after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 14-2 to Oswego. West Aurora has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Oswego East lost 12-5 to Plainfield North on Wednesday.
Lundin Cornelius and Ronnie Craft did some serious damage despite the final result: Cornelius scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Craft scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Finley Anderson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
West Aurora's loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Oswego East, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-14.
West Aurora came up short against Oswego East in their previous meeting back in April, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oswego East's Tristin Hyland, who tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that West Aurora knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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