The Oswego Panthers are on the road again on Monday to play the Minooka Indians at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oswego is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Wheaton North a 1-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Jaelynn Anthony's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Oswego's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaylee LaChappell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Minooka stacked a 19th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on Belleville East with a sharp 11-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Minooka as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Taylor Mackin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Mackin was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison Kelly, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Mayson Carr was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Oswego is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-9 record this season. As for Minooka, their win bumped their record up to 31-3-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Oswego hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Minooka struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Oswego suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Minooka in their previous meeting back in May. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Minooka's Marina Hristov, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that Oswego knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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