Redhawks
| 05/09/25 vs West Chicago | 5 |
| 05/08/25 @ Neuqua Valley | 1 |
| 05/07/25 vs Waubonsie Valley | 8 |
| 05/05/25 vs Metea Valley | 11 |
| 05/03/25 @ Lockport | 1 |
| + 21 more games |
The Naperville Central Redhawks will head out on the road to square off against the Lincoln-Way West Warriors at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Naperville Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Naperville Central took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand West Chicago a 5-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Cassidy Leonardo's shutout, as she gave up just five hits.
On the hitting side, Naperville Central's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Avery Hayward, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. That's the most hits Hayward has posted over her last 12 games. Another was Jamie Saran, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way West earned a 3-0 win over Bradley-Bourbonnais on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Boilermakers: they've now won four in a row.
Naperville Central has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Lincoln-Way West, their victory bumped their record up to 17-9.
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