The Maine West Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Elmwood Park Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Elmwood Park is hoping to do on Monday what Lincoln Park couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Maine West's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Maine West put the hurt on Lincoln Park with a sharp 11-1 victory.
Meanwhile, Elmwood Park got the win against Fenton on Friday by a conclusive 14-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Elmwood Park.
Kylie Jones-Plasencia made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Jones-Plasencia has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Jones-Plasencia was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lia Vargas was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Jessica Craig was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Maine West's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3. As for Elmwood Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
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