Elk Grove won the last time they faced Prospect, and things went their way on Monday too. The Elk Grove Grenadiers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Prospect Knights and snuck past 3-1.
Lexi Goeringer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Goeringer was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Erika Gore looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
Goeringer wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brianna Magner, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Elk Grove has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Prospect, they dropped their record down to 6-8 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Elk Grove will take on Schaumburg at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Elk Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.3 runs per game this season. As for Prospect, they will head out on the road to face off against Hersey at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Hersey's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Prospect's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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