Wheaton North extended their postseason success on Wednesday against Plainfield East. They never let the Plainfield East Bengals onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Wheaton North as they're now sitting on four straight.
Not much got past Erin Metz, who gave up just one hit and racked up 15 Ks to keep Plainfield East off the board. Metz has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Wheaton North's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Reagan Crosthwaite, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
On Plainfield East's side, Maya Patel was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
Wheaton North is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 28-6 record this season. As for Plainfield East, their loss dropped their record down to 13-16.
As of now, neither Wheaton North nor Plainfield East have any future games scheduled.
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