Softball Recap: Beloit Memorial Purple Knights vs. Delavan-Darien Comets
Beloit Memorial scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Delavan-Darien Comets a 20-0 shutout. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Chesney Bishop was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Bishop was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Beloit Memorial got a massive performance out of Allie Gustafson, who went 1-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Abigail Middleton was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Beloit Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Delavan-Darien, their defeat was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-18.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Beloit Memorial will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Union Grove at 4:30 p.m. Union Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season. As for Delavan-Darien, they will head out on the road to challenge Badger at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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