Carlinville stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over the Litchfield Purple Panthers. That's more bragging rights for Carlinville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Hallie Gibson was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Gibson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Gibson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addison Ruyle, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs. Hannah Gibson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Litchfield's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Laynie Wyatt, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run.
Carlinville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Litchfield, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Carlinville has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Southwestern at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Litchfield, they will head out on the road to face off against Nokomis at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Litchfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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