Hammond Bishop Noll fell victim to Illiana Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 8-0 to the Illiana Christian Vikings. Hammond Bishop Noll has struggled against Illiana Christian recently, as their contest on Monday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Madelynn (Maddie) Queen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and seven unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Illiana Christian's side, not much got past Mikayla Derks, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Hammond Bishop Noll off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lydia VanderWoude, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Libby Kreykes was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Hammond Bishop Noll's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6. As for Illiana Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-3.
While Hammond Bishop Noll had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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