Softball Recap: Champaign Central Maroons vs. MacArthur Generals
In what's become a running theme this season, Champaign Central gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They put the hurt on the MacArthur Generals with a sharp 19-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Champaign Central.
Haley Helm and Tayten Hunter were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Helm tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Hunter pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. At the plate, Helm went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles, while Hunter got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and five RBI.
In other batting news, Champaign Central got a massive performance out of Mya de la Cruz, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlyn Helm, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On MacArthur's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was OLIVIA TYNDALL, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Champaign Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8-1 record this season. As for MacArthur, they dropped their record down to 5-11 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Champaign Central will stay at home for another game and welcome St. Teresa at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Champaign Central is facing St. Teresa at the right time seeing as St. Teresa is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for MacArthur, they will head out on the road to take on Jacksonville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. MacArthur is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
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