After flying high against Ridgewood last Saturday, Elmwood Park came back down to earth. The Elmwood Park Tigers fell just short of the Glenbrook North Spartans by a score of 3-2 on Monday.
Kylie Jones-Plasencia was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Jones-Plasencia has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Jones-Plasencia was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run.
In other batting news, Jessica Craig made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Elmwood Park's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-6. As for Glenbrook North, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-12-1.
Elmwood Park will head out on the road to face off against St. Edward at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Elmwood Park's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so St. Edward's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Glenbrook North, they will be playing at home against New Trier at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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