Softball Preview: Villa Grove Blue Devils vs. Arcola Purple Riders
The Villa Grove Blue Devils are on the road again on Saturday to play the Arcola Purple Riders at 11:00 a.m. Villa Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Villa Grove can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They blew past Okaw Valley 6-0.
Not much got past Alexandria Brown, who gave up just three hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Okaw Valley off the board.
On the hitting side, Logan Lillard and Hayden Thomas did most of the damage at the plate: Lillard went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while Thomas scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Olivia Jones was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Arcola was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 19-0 to Marshall. Considering the last time Arcola couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Villa Grove is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-12-1 record this season. As for Arcola, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Villa Grove was able to grind out a solid win over Arcola when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 6-2. Does Villa Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Arcola turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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