The Kewanee Boilermakers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Orion Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Kewanee will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Kewanee will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run they dealt Mendota on Thursday. Kewanee was the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Mendota.
Lyric Duytschaver and Kalleigh Gale made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Duytschaver tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Gale tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Duytschaver scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Gale scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kewanee got a massive performance out of Hope Peed, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Lexi Dilender was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
Meanwhile, Orion and Dakota finished up on equal footing with a 4-4 draw on Saturday.
Kewanee's victory bumped their record up to 15-10. Orion's draw makes their record 7-20-1 this season.
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