The Manteno Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Manteno can't be too worried about heading out to take on Bradley-Bourbonnais: they just beat Coal City at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Manteno was the clear victor by a 12-5 margin over Coal City on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Manteno considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, while Bradley-Bourbonnais put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Stagg. Bradley-Bourbonnais put the hurt on Stagg with a sharp 12-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bradley-Bourbonnais.
Lydia Hammond was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Hammond has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hammond was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tristin Woods, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Ellie Haggard was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Manteno's win bumped their record up to 27-1. As for Bradley-Bourbonnais, they pushed their record up to 20-8 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Manteno came out on top in a nail-biter against Bradley-Bourbonnais in their previous meeting back in April of 2021, sneaking past 9-7. Does Manteno have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bradley-Bourbonnais turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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