Softball Preview: Huntley Red Raiders vs. Richmond-Burton Rockets
The Huntley Red Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Richmond-Burton Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Huntley is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Huntley gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Crystal Lake South a 16-0 shutout.
Makayla Rasumussen looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Meghan Ryan was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Aubrina Adamik, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Richmond-Burton lost 12-2 to Woodstock North on Thursday. Richmond-Burton has struggled against Woodstock North recently, as their contest on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Hailey Holtz put in work no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off only two hits. Holtz was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
In other batting news, Rebecca Lanz was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a home run and a double.
Huntley is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Richmond-Burton, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Huntley hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Richmond-Burton 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. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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