Crown Point waltzed into their contest on Monday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Kankakee Valley Kougars. That's two games straight that Crown Point has won by exactly five runs.
Nevaeh Rangel was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Rangel was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Scarlette Tegtman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lexi Howard, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Kankakee Valley's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sara Erb, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Crown Point pushed their record up to 16-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Kankakee Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Crown Point will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Lake Central at 4:30 p.m. Lake Central will roll in looking for their 26th straight win, something Crown Point surely won't give up without a fight. As for Kankakee Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against McCutcheon at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McCutcheon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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