
Bombers
04/07/25 @ Heritage | 22 |
04/10/25 @ Okaw Valley | 21 |
04/29/25 @ Clinton | 15 |
05/08/25 vs Villa Grove | 13 |
04/14/25 vs Blue Ridge | 12 |
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Mt. Zion, Argenta-Oreana was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They blew past the Villa Grove Blue Devils 16-3. The result was nothing new for the Bombers, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Elyssa Armstrong made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Armstrong was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.
In other batting news, Argenta-Oreana got a big performance out of Pyper Jones, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Gracie Manning was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and three runs.
Argenta-Oreana was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Villa Grove only posted a batting average of .238.
Argenta-Oreana's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-11. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Villa Grove, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Argenta-Oreana will head out to square off against Arcola at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Villa Grove, they will venture away from home to face off against Paris at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Blue Devils are facing the Tigers at the right time seeing as the Tigers are stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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