Softball Game Preview: Rolling Meadows Mustangs vs. Hersey Huskies

Rolling Meadows hasn't had much luck against Hersey recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Huskies at 4:45 p.m. Rolling Meadows is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.

Rolling Meadows' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lake Forest as they made off with a 15-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their two-run performance the contest before.

Iris Jordan

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/22/25 vs Lake Forest	4
03/17/25 vs Waukegan	2
05/08/24 @ Elk Grove	2
04/11/24 vs Glenbard West	2
03/19/24 vs Elgin	2

Iris Jordan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mary Linker, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Caylee Del Boccio, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.

Rolling Meadows was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .421. They are 3-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Meanwhile, Hersey unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Elk Grove.

With the win, Rolling Meadows broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-9. As for Hersey, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.

Rolling Meadows suffered a grim 14-2 defeat to Hersey in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.