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| 05/10/24 - Away | 10-2 W |
| 05/09/23 - Away | 4-0 W |
| 05/02/22 - Home | 8-9 L |
| 05/08/21 - Away | 11-0 W |
| 05/14/19 - Home | 10-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Minooka and Plainfield East are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Indians will be playing at home against the Bengals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Minooka is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Minooka proved they can win big on Monday (they won by nine) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Plainfield South 4-2.
Minooka got a great performance from Marina Hristov as she struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Hristov has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Minooka saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Boyd, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Another was Addisonn Crumly, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Plainfield East fell victim to Oswego and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 14-0 to the Panthers. The Bengals haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Plainfield East's loss dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Minooka, their victory bumped their record up to 17-8.
Everything went Minooka's way against Plainfield East in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Minooka made off with a 10-2 win. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Bengals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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