Softball Preview: Hanover Central Wildcats vs. Highland Trojans
Hanover Central and Highland are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Hanover Central Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Highland Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Hanover Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Things were looking good for Hanover Central after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They suffered a rough 19-5 defeat at the hands of Kankakee Valley.
Sienna Stilley made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabi Comia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Highland can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Griffith an 11-0 shutout.
The team relied heavily on Hailey Thomas, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Jazmine DeJesus was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Hanover Central's loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-4. As for Highland, their win bumped their record up to an identical 6-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Hanover Central hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Highland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Hanover Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Highland when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 7-4. Will Hanover Central repeat their success, or does Highland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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