Softball Preview: Plainfield East Bengals vs. Minooka Indians
The Plainfield East Bengals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Minooka Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Plainfield East is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. They lost 14-4 to Oswego.
Rhiannon McKay made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. Joey Erkenswick was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of 18 wins, Minooka's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Plainfield South by a score of 4-3. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Minooka has scored all season.
Taylor Mackin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Minooka saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karli McMillin, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Madison Kelly, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Plainfield East's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Minooka, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-2-1.
Plainfield East came up short against Minooka in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 4-0. Can Plainfield East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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