The Plainfield East Bengals will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Andrew Thunderbolts, where first pitch is scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Plainfield East is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
After soaring to 23 runs the game before, Plainfield East was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They suffered a rough 10-1 loss at the hands of Wheaton-Warrenville South. The loss was Plainfield East's first of the season.
Rhiannon McKay made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Andrew can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Shepard as Andrew made off with a 16-1 victory.
Clare Hester was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Hester was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Andrew got a massive performance out of Madison Vrastil, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Kaidence Bruno was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Plainfield East fell to 3-1. As for Andrew, their win bumped their record up to 5-1-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Plainfield East hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Andrew struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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