Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Beloit). They were the clear victors by a 21-2 margin over the Alden-Hebron Green Giants on Tuesday. Considering the Sobos have won five matches by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Macey Lineman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. That's the most runs she has posted since back in May of 2024.
Annabelle Dascher
| 04/15/25 @ Alden-Hebron | 2 |
| 04/14/25 vs Ashton-Franklin Center | 1 |
| 04/11/25 vs Harvest Christian Academy | 1 |
| 04/29/24 vs Pecatonica | 1 |
| 04/20/24 @ Christian Liberty | 1 |
In other batting news, South Beloit got a massive performance out of Annabelle Dascher, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Dascher a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Taniyah Crawford, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
South Beloit was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .550. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in six consecutive games.
South Beloit pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Alden-Hebron, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
South Beloit will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Green Giants: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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