The Iroquois West Raiders will venture away from home to face off against the St. Thomas More Sabers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Iroquois West is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Westville on Monday. They lost 17-0 to the Tigers. The Raiders have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas More was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against Argenta-Oreana, falling 10-0.
St. Thomas More saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Audrey Gooding, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. Gooding is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. Sophia Goebel also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
St. Thomas More's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Iroquois West, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Everything went Iroquois West's way against St. Thomas More in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, as Iroquois West made off with a 16-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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