Lemont has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Shepard Astros at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lemont's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Oak Lawn with a sharp 10-0 win.
Lemont got a great performance from Rhea Mardjetko as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Mardjetko has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Avaree Taylor was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Addison McGrath, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Shepard had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They blew past the Rams 18-8.
Lemont's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4. As for Shepard, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Everything went Lemont's way against Shepard in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Lemont made off with a 10-1 victory. Does Lemont have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shepard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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