Softball Preview: Oswego Panthers vs. Romeoville Spartans
Oswego is 8-2 against Romeoville since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Oswego Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Romeoville Spartans at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oswego has six straight wins, Romeoville has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Oswego is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Plainfield East (and have done all season long). Oswego was the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Plainfield East on Wednesday.
Oswego got a big performance out of Ella Boling, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Marissa Moffett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Romeoville came up short against Yorkville on Tuesday and fell 6-2.
Oswego has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Romeoville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Romeoville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Oswego has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Romeoville, though, as they've been averaging 8.9. Given Oswego's sizable advantage in that area, Romeoville will need to find a way to close that gap.
Oswego took their victory against Romeoville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-2. Will Oswego repeat their success, or does Romeoville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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