Softball Recap: Kewanee Boilermakers vs. Mendota Trojans
Kewanee had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Mendota Trojans with a sharp 13-3 victory. That's more bragging rights for Kewanee, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lyric Duytschaver and Kalleigh Gale made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Duytschaver tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Gale tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Duytschaver scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Gale scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kewanee got a massive performance out of Hope Peed, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Dilender, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
On Mendota's side, Kirby Bond was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ella Coss, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Kewanee's win bumped their record up to 15-10. As for Mendota, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.
Kewanee will look to defend their home field on Monday against Orion at 4:30 p.m. As for Mendota, they will head out on the road to take on Byron at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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