In what's become a running theme this season, Wauconda gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Round Lake Panthers a 20-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Wauconda.
Ashley Maxwell made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Maxwell was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison May, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a double. She is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Threde, who scored three runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Wauconda's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. As for Round Lake, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-10.
Wauconda will challenge Rolling Meadows at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wauconda is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. As for Round Lake, they will be playing at home against Lakes at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Round Lake has given up an average of 12.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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