Preview: Hoopeston Cornjerkers vs. Danville Vikings
The Hoopeston Cornjerkers will be playing at home against the Danville Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hoopeston has five straight victories, Danville has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hoopeston put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Paxton-Buckley-Loda as Hoopeston made off with a 16-4 win. 16 seems to be a good number for Hoopeston as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jersey Cundiff made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Cundiff was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Hoopeston got a massive performance out of Addyson Kelnhofer, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Kinzley Bailey, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Meanwhile, Danville suffered a tough 17-6 defeat at the hands of LeRoy on Wednesday.
Jaidyn Hardesty was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Ka'Leah Bellik, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Hoopeston's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Danville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Thursday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Hoopeston hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .573. However, it's not like Danville struggles in that department as they've averaged .330. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Hoopeston skirted past Danville 9-7 in their previous meeting back in March of 2019. Does Hoopeston have another victory up their sleeve, or will Danville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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