Softball Recap: London Red Raiders vs. Urbana Hillclimbers
In what's become a running theme this season, London gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past the Urbana Hillclimbers 17-1. That's more bragging rights for London, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Sophie Alt made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Alt was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emilie Shepherd, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gwyn Weiber, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
London's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Urbana, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
London will have a chance to go back-to-back against Urbana: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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