Softball Recap: Richwoods Knights vs. Peoria Lions
Richwoods can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Peoria Lions an 11-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Richwoods also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Sophie Gorrell and Elysia Schermann did most of the damage at the plate: Gorrell scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Schermann went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Mars Ayers was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Richwoods' victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-11. As for Peoria, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Richwoods will face off against Delavan at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Richwoods will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Peoria, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Urbana at 4:30 p.m. Peoria is facing Urbana at the right time seeing as Urbana is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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