The Bloomington Purple Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Washington Panthers at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bloomington is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Bloomington headed into their last matchup having not scored more than two runs for five straight, but Peoria let them put that streak behind them. Bloomington put the hurt on Peoria with a sharp 18-2 victory on Thursday. Bloomington's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Lauren Nichols was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Nichols was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Brynn Hoder was incredible, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4. Reilly Vetter was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Washington unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of East Peoria by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Washington couldn't push the score so high this time.
Bloomington's win bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-12.
Bloomington suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Washington in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Bloomington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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