Romeoville had lost seven straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 5-19 to make it eight. They lost 14-1 to the Plainfield East Bengals. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Spartans couldn't push the score so high this time.
As for Plainfield East, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 21-11. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games.
For Plainfield East's part, Maya Patel tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Jocelyn Cushard was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI she has posted over her last ten games. Another player making a difference was Marie Marcum, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one triple and two RBI.
Romeoville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Plainfield East, they will take on Benet Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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