Calhoun had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the O'Fallon Panthers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Calhoun also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Audrey Gilman spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 17 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Grace Ballard, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Anabel Eilerman was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
On O'Fallon's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ella Klino, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Calhoun's win bumped their record up to 22-3-1. As for O'Fallon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-19.
Calhoun will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Murphysboro at 12:30 p.m. As for O'Fallon, they will square off against Columbia at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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