The Argenta-Oreana Bombers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Arcola Purple Riders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Argenta-Oreana will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Villa Grove on Thursday. Argenta-Oreana came out on top against Villa Grove by a score of 14-9.
The team relied heavily on Abbey Matthews, who scored two runs while going 5-for-7. Another player making a difference was Sophia Wicklund, who went 3-for-6 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Arcola had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Tigers.
Kacie Sisk made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Sisk has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Sisk was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Ava Simpson and Ema Simpson did most of the damage at the plate: Simpson scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Simpson went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Maddie Pilkington was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Argenta-Oreana pushed their record up to 16-3 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Arcola, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Argenta-Oreana came up short against Arcola in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 6-3. Thankfully for Argenta-Oreana, Keira Hohlbauch (who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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