Softball Preview: Cary-Grove Trojans vs. Dundee-Crown Chargers
Cary-Grove is 8-2 against Dundee-Crown since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Cary-Grove Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Dundee-Crown Chargers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Cary-Grove's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Huntley on Monday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Red Raiders.
Mia Olson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits.
Meanwhile, Dundee-Crown came up short against Huntley on Wednesday and fell 6-3.
Casi Attapit made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Cary-Grove has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-16 record this season. As for Dundee-Crown, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-14.
Cary-Grove came up short against Dundee-Crown in their previous meeting back in April, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dundee-Crown's McKayla Anderson, who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Now that Cary-Grove knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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