Softball Recap: Illini West Chargers vs. Liberty Eagles
Illini West lost to Liberty on April 5th, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Wednesday. The Illini West Chargers were the clear victor by an 11-2 margin over the Liberty Eagles. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Illini West.
Madalyn Boyer made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Boyer has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Boyer was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Natalie Wibbell was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Olivia Johnson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Liberty's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Claire Obert, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Illini West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Liberty, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-11.
Illini West will head out on the road to square off against Macomb at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Illini West is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Liberty, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Bushnell-Prairie City at 4:30 p.m. Liberty is facing Bushnell-Prairie City at the right time seeing as Bushnell-Prairie City is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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