Softball Game Preview: Lincoln-Way West Warriors vs. Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers

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04/15/25 - Home	17-9 W
05/16/24 - Home	10-0 W
04/30/24 - Away	7-0 W
05/04/23 - Away	1-8 L
04/18/23 - Home	4-6 L
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Lincoln-Way West and Bradley-Bourbonnais are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Warriors will take on the Boilermakers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln-Way West's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Bradley-Bourbonnais' hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Lincoln-Way West fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Lincoln-Way Central on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 7-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their meetings with the Knights: they've now lost eight in a row.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bradley-Bourbonnais, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They blew past Bishop McNamara 10-0 on Thursday. The Boilermakers haven't had any issues with the Fightin' Irish recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

The result came thanks to Lydia Hammond's shutout, as she gave up just a hit and racked up eight Ks.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Suttyn Hop, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Olivia Woolman, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one double.

Bradley-Bourbonnais was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .485. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bishop McNamara only posted a batting average of .050.

Lincoln-Way West's loss dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Bradley-Bourbonnais, their win bumped their record up to 14-9.

Lincoln-Way West took their victory against Bradley-Bourbonnais in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 17-9 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.