Softball Recap: Metea Valley Mustangs vs. Naperville North Huskies
Metea Valley can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Naperville North Huskies with a sharp 14-3 victory. That's more bragging rights for Metea Valley, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Charlie Benesh was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Benesh was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Metea Valley let Grace Feeley and Claire Desrosiers loose on the outfield. Feeley scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Desrosiers scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Elena Gonzalez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Naperville North's side, Olivia Hebron was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Metea Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Naperville North, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-14.
Metea Valley will be playing at home against Naperville Central at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Naperville North, they will head out on the road to challenge Plainfield East at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Naperville North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
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