Softball Game Preview: Kelly Trojans vs. Chicago Washington Patriots

The Kelly Trojans will challenge the Chicago Washington Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Kelly is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Kelly and Back of the Yards College Prep have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Trojans fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 8-7.

Meanwhile, Chicago Washington posted their closest win since April 30, 2024 on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Back of the Yards College Prep 8-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.

The team relied heavily on Erika Estrada, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazelle Valadez, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.

Kelly's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Chicago Washington, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.