Softball Game Preview: Sycamore Spartans vs. Oswego Panthers

The Sycamore Spartans will challenge the Oswego Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Sycamore 2.9, Oswego 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Last Wednesday, Sycamore didn't have quite enough to beat Morris and fell 3-2.

Meanwhile, Oswego had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it ten on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Wolves with a sharp 13-2 win. Considering the Panthers have won 23 contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Aubriella Garza made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, two RBI, and one double.

In other batting news, Rikka Ludvigson was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.

Oswego lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oswego East didn't launched any home runs.

Oswego's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 31-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Sycamore, their loss dropped their record down to 24-5-1.