If Illinois Lutheran was feeling good off their 12-2 takedown of St. Anne last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Illinois Lutheran Chargers fell just short of the Momence Momence Athletics by a score of 17-16 on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (12), Illinois Lutheran still had to take the loss.
Mia Jacobucci and Madison Permenter stepped up to the plate in a big way. Jacobucci scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5, while Permenter scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Alissia Sanchez, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Illinois Lutheran didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Momence's side, they got a massive performance out of Cmyah Sneed, who scored three runs while going 3-for-6. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Moeller, who scored two runs while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
Illinois Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Momence, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-13 record this season.
Illinois Lutheran will head out on the road to face off against Peotone at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Peotone is coming into the game with five straight defeats at home, meaning Illinois Lutheran will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. Momence will take on Watseka at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Momence is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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