The Central Rockets will square off against the Cary-Grove Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Central came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 9-2 to Huntley.
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Mei Shirokawa was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. She has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Cary-Grove ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They put the hurt on Dundee-Crown with a sharp 9-2 victory. The game was the first time the Trojans have beaten the Chargers on their field since April 25, 2022.
Paityn Ahlquist was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over eight innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Ahlquist was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with one triple and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grace Kaiser, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Olivia Osadzinski was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Cary-Grove kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dundee-Crown only managed seven hits.
Cary-Grove is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Central, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
Central beat Cary-Grove 6-3 when the teams last played on April 7th. Will the Rockets repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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