Softball Recap: Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers vs. Oak Forest Bengals
Bradley-Bourbonnais stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past the Oak Forest Bengals 9-1. The win was nothing new for Bradley-Bourbonnais as they're now sitting on four straight.
Lydia Hammond spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Libby Spaulding was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with four RBI and two runs. Shannon Lee was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Bradley-Bourbonnais is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Oak Forest, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4.
Bradley-Bourbonnais will head out on the road to challenge Andrew at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bradley-Bourbonnais' pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Andrew's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Oak Forest, they will be playing at home against Reavis at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Reavis is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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