Glenbard South has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the South Elgin Storm at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Glenbard South needed a bit of extra time to put away Larkin. They had just enough and edged the Royals out 4-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, South Elgin gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Aurora East a 20-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for South Elgin who now have five in a row.
Bri Wascher made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wascher has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wascher was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Jenna Sheehan looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Madison Hunt, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Macy Faltisco was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Glenbard South's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-16. As for South Elgin, they have been performing well recently as they've won 17 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season.
Glenbard South might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from South Elgin in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Elgin's Anna Kiel, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that Glenbard South knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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