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| 04/08/25 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 04/08/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 04/06/23 - Away | 10-6 W |
| 04/07/22 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 05/05/21 - Away | 8-5 W |
| + 3 more games |
Lincoln-Way East is a perfect 8-0 against Bradley-Bourbonnais since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Griffins will square off against the Boilermakers at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Lincoln-Way East's offense. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (6-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. That makes it the first time this season they have let down their home crowd.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Wednesday as neither Bradley-Bourbonnais nor Oak Forest made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Boilermakers fell just short of the Bengals by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Boilermakers have suffered since April 8th.
Abbie Hofbauer put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one double.
Hofbauer wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Woolman, who went 2-for-4 with one home run.
Bradley-Bourbonnais' loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Lincoln-Way East, they suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 17-2.
Lincoln-Way East came out on top in a nail-biter against Bradley-Bourbonnais when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Griffins since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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