Softball Preview: Schaumburg Saxons vs. Fremd Vikings
Schaumburg is 1-9 against Fremd since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Schaumburg Saxons will head out on the road to square off against the Fremd Vikings at 4:45 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Schaumburg is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Hoffman Estates onto the board and left with a 20-0 victory on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Allyson Caldwell made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Caldwell has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Caldwell was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alexa Evans, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Kosek, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Meanwhile, Fremd faced Barrington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Fremd blew past Barrington 13-3. The result was nothing new for Fremd, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Schaumburg's victory bumped their record up to 7-15. As for Fremd, their win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-3.
Schaumburg suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Fremd when the teams last played back in April. Can Schaumburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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