The Edwardsville Tigers will square off against the Lemont Lemont HS at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Edwardsville 3.1, Lemont 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Edwardsville is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Pontiac just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 1-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Lemont waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Cardinals 16-1. The Lemont HS might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 contests by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Natalie Pacyga, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Barrett, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Lemont always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .629. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Blue Island Eisenhower only posted an OBP of .294.
Lemont's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-7. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Edwardsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-5.
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