South Elgin is 10-0 against Elgin since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The South Elgin Storm are on the road again to play the Elgin Maroons at 4:30 p.m. South Elgin's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Elgin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
South Elgin will head into Monday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 15) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitcher stepped up to hand West Chicago a 2-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Anna Kiel's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Madison Hunt was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Elgin had to endure a seven-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Streamwood on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Elgin considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Maile Fuller and Grace Tetrev did most of the damage at the plate: Fuller went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Tetrev scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Abigail Mutolo, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
South Elgin has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Elgin, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-16.
Everything went South Elgin's way against Elgin in their previous meeting back in April as South Elgin made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Elgin since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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