Softball Preview: Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers vs. Andrew Thunderbolts
Bradley-Bourbonnais has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Andrew Thunderbolts at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Bradley-Bourbonnais earned a 5-1 victory over Morris.
Libby Spaulding spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tristin Woods, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lydia Hammond, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Andrew faced Lincoln-Way West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Andrew came out on top against Lincoln-Way West by a score of 10-6. The high-scoring effort was just what Andrew needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Madison Vrastil was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ana Cisek, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Bradley-Bourbonnais is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Andrew, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-5-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Bradley-Bourbonnais hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Andrew struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Bradley-Bourbonnais was able to grind out a solid victory over Andrew in their previous meeting back in April, winning 4-1. Will Bradley-Bourbonnais repeat their success, or does Andrew have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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