Softball Preview: Earlville Red Raiders vs. Indian Creek Timberwolves
Earlville is 0-4 against Indian Creek since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Earlville Red Raiders will be playing at home against the Indian Creek Timberwolves at 4:30 p.m. Earlville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Earlville is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Hiawatha with a sharp 11-1 victory on Monday.
Indian Creek lost 20-1 to Aurora Central Catholic on Monday.
Indian Creek saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bella Klotz, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI. Klotz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Earlville's win bumped their record up to 2-8. As for Indian Creek, they dropped their record down to 8-11 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Earlville came up short against Indian Creek in their previous meeting back in April, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Indian Creek's Taylor Hulmes, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Now that Earlville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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