Softball Recap: Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers vs. Morris Redskins
Bradley-Bourbonnais waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Morris Redskins. That's more bragging rights for Bradley-Bourbonnais, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Libby Spaulding spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tristin Woods, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lydia Hammond, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
On Morris' side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karson Dransfeldt, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Bradley-Bourbonnais has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 19 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Morris, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-10.
Bradley-Bourbonnais will take on Andrew at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bradley-Bourbonnais' pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Andrew's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Morris, they will head out on the road to face off against Kaneland at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Morris is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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