The Plainfield East Bengals will take on the Plainfield North Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Plainfield East's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matches.
Plainfield East hadn't beaten Oswego East on the road since May 17, 2018 but that history sure didn't bother them on Wednesday. The Bengals came out on top against the Wolves by a score of 12-7.
Jocelyn Cushard was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Cushard was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Natalie Utrata, who went 4-for-5 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most triples she has posted over her last six contests. Marie Marcum was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI.
Plainfield East was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Plainfield North nor Joliet West made it on the board until the fifth inning. Plainfield North never let Joliet West get on the board and left with a 7-0 win. Surprisingly, this marked Plainfield North's fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Plainfield East is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Plainfield North, their win bumped their record up to 5-13.
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