Romeoville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Joliet West Tigers. The Spartans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Tigers earlier this season, when they won 4-3.
Lillian Roberts was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in April. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run and one stolen base.
Roberts wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Delany Giacomo, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Romeoville's loss dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Joliet West, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-20.
Coming up, Romeoville will head out to challenge Oak Lawn at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Joliet West, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Plainfield East at 4:30 p.m. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bengals have averaged an impressive 6.7 runs per game this season.
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