Plainfield East has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Joliet West Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Plainfield East beats Joliet West with four runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Plainfield East came out on top in a nail-biter against Romeoville on Wednesday and snuck past 4-2. That's two games straight that Plainfield East has won by exactly two runs.
Avery Welsh spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Natalie Utrata, who went 1-for-4 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Corinne Garmon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Joliet West had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 10-2 win.
Plainfield East has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-15 record this season. As for Joliet West, they pushed their record up to 16-10 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
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