Softball Preview: Beloit Memorial Purple Knights vs. Elkhorn Elks
Beloit Memorial has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Elkhorn Elks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The last four games Beloit Memorial has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
If Beloit Memorial beats Elkhorn with eight runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Beloit Memorial sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 win over Elkhorn on Tuesday.
Rilynne Cleland spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on 11 hits.
At the plate, Allie Gustafson and Brooklynne Hereford-foster did most of the damage at the plate: Gustafson scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Hereford-foster went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasmine Smith, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Beloit Memorial pushed their record up to 6-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Elkhorn, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
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