Softball Recap: Kankakee Valley Kougars vs. Boone Grove Wolves
While it was Kankakee Valley who put the first points on the board on Tuesday, it was Boone Grove who put up more. The Kankakee Valley Kougars lost 14-3 to the Boone Grove Wolves. Kankakee Valley has not had much luck with Boone Grove recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Kankakee Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Erb, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Boone Grove's side, Mariah Atteberry made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Atteberry was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, Emily Veschak was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Olivia Treece, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Kankakee Valley now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Boone Grove, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-3.
Kankakee Valley will head out on the road to challenge Griffith at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Griffith is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season. As for Boone Grove, they will head out on the road to square off against Hebron at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hebron has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.4 runs per game on average), something Boone Grove will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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