The Momence Momence Athletics will square off against the Kankakee Kays at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Momence is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 10-6 win over Illinois Lutheran on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Kankakee had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against the Blazing Trojan. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Kylie Glogowski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six runs (all of which were unearned) on nine hits.
On the hitting side, Kylee Cunningham was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. Lillian Landis was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs and one stolen base.
Kankakee was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .457. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in six consecutive contests.
Kankakee's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Momence, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-16.
Momence came up short against Kankakee in their previous meeting back in March of 2017, falling 5-1. Can the Momence Athletics avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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