South Elgin owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They skirted past the West Chicago Wildcats 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for South Elgin.
The result came thanks to Anna Kiel's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Madison Hunt, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On West Chicago's side, Jasmyn Trigueros spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up eight Ks.
South Elgin has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for West Chicago, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Elgin will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Elgin at 4:30 p.m. South Elgin's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Elgin's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for West Chicago, they will head out on the road to challenge Glenbard East at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Chicago: 3.1, Glenbard East: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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