Alden-Hebron is 2-8 against South Beloit since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Alden-Hebron Green Giants will head out on the road to take on the South Beloit Sobos at 4:30 p.m. Alden-Hebron is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 14.8 runs per game this season.
The third road contest was the charm for Alden-Hebron, as they earned their first road win of the season. Everything went their way against Christian Liberty on Thursday as Alden-Hebron made off with a 27-12 victory. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Marissa Johnson was a standout: she got on base in six of her seven plate appearances with three stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. Hannah Reiter was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in five of her seven plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South Beloit waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 9-4.
Whitney Schnack made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Schnack has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Schnack was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, South Beloit got a big performance out of Jasmine Fago, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Macey Lineman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
The win got Alden-Hebron back to even at 2-2. As for South Beloit, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Alden-Hebron might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from South Beloit when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Alden-Hebron avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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