For the second straight game, Peotone will face off against Streator. The Blue Devils will welcome the Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Peotone's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Streator's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Monday just wasn't the day for Peotone's offense. They fell just short of Streator by a score of 1-0 on Monday. The Blue Devils have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
For Streator's part, not much got past Makenna Ondrey, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Peotone off the board. Ondrey has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Streator's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Alexcia Middleton, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Peotone's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Streator, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Peotone has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 12.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Streator struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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