Beloit Memorial has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Elkhorn Elks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The last four games Beloit Memorial has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
If Beloit Memorial beats Elkhorn with eight runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Beloit Memorial sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 win over Elkhorn on Tuesday.
Rilynne Cleland spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on 11 hits.
At the plate, Allie Gustafson and Brooklynne Hereford-foster did most of the damage at the plate: Gustafson scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Hereford-foster went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasmine Smith, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Beloit Memorial pushed their record up to 6-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Elkhorn, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
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