Elmwood Park is 0-3 against Fenwick since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Elmwood Park Tigers will challenge the Fenwick Friars at 11:00 a.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Elmwood Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Glenbard South a 7-0 shutout. Seven seems to be a good number for Elmwood Park as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Leilani Mendez made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mendez was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Ariana Huaman and Jessica Craig did most of the damage at the plate: Huaman scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Craig scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Fenwick had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over the Spartans.
Sophie Stone spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up 15 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Isabella Bigham was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Gabriella Simon, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Elmwood Park has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Fenwick, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Elmwood Park has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Fenwick struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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