The Plainfield East Bengals will head out on the road to face off against the Joliet West Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Plainfield East is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Plainfield South on Monday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 3-2.
Avery Welsh spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rhiannon McKay was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a home run and a double.
Even though they lost, Plainfield East didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Joliet West's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Plainfield Central.
Plainfield East now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Joliet West, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Plainfield East came up short against Joliet West in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 6-1. Can Plainfield East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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