The Plainfield East Bengals will take on the Bolingbrook Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Plainfield East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Plainfield East was able to grind out a solid win over Neuqua Valley, taking the game 10-6.
Corinne Garmon was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleigh Cawthon, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.
Meanwhile, Bolingbrook was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They lost 12-1 to Oak Forest.
Karina Choi was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. She has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played.
Plainfield East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Bolingbrook, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-15.
Everything went Plainfield East's way against Bolingbrook when the teams last played back in March of 2023, as Plainfield East made off with a 16-3 win. Will the Bengals repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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