Softball Game Preview: Joliet West Tigers vs. Yorkville Foxes

By Team Reports Apr 26, 2024, 9:50am

Softball Preview: Joliet West Tigers vs. Yorkville Foxes

Joliet West has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Yorkville Foxes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The last four games Joliet West has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Joliet West had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Oswego put an end to it on Thursday. Joliet West fell just short of Oswego by a score of 2-0. The game marked the first time this year in which Joliet West was not able to get on the board.

Meanwhile, Yorkville can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They never let Plainfield South onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Yorkville.

Joliet West's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Yorkville, they pushed their record up to 11-9 with that win, which was their third straight at home.

Joliet West suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Yorkville in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Joliet West, Madi Reeves (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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