Softball Recap: Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers vs. Yorkville Foxes
Bradley-Bourbonnais has not done well against Yorkville recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers had just enough and edged the Yorkville Foxes out 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bradley-Bourbonnais.
Libby Spaulding made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Spaulding has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Spaulding was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Spaulding wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bella Pusateri, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Bradley-Bourbonnais pushed their record up to 14-6 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Yorkville, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season.
Bradley-Bourbonnais will head out on the road to face off against Lockport at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lockport: 2.3, Bradley-Bourbonnais: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Yorkville, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Plainfield Central at 4:30 p.m. Plainfield Central will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Yorkville surely won't give up without a fight.
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