Lemont has been on the road for five straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Tinley Park Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Lemont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Lemont lost 10-4 to Beecher on Saturday.
Lemont saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Raegan Duncan, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Tinley Park stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Thornton Fractional South with a sharp 11-3 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Tinley Park needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Tinley Park also got a great performance from Ella Witherow as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Megan Piotrowski, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Natalie Gomez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Lemont has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-10 record this season. As for Tinley Park, they pushed their record up to 15-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Lemont hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Tinley Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Lemont's way against Tinley Park in their previous matchup back in April as Lemont made off with a 15-4 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Piotrowski, who fired off two home runs, three stolen bases, and three runs while going 3-for-3. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lemont still be able to contain Piotrowski? There's only one way to find out.
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