The Oswego East Wolves will head out on the road to challenge the Plainfield East Bengals at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Oswego East is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Oswego East finally turned things around against Aurora Central Catholic on Tuesday. Everything went Oswego East's way against Aurora Central Catholic as Oswego East made off with an 8-1 victory.
The team relied heavily on Finley Anderson, who went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Mary Kate Quaid, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Plainfield East's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of West Aurora on Monday. Plainfield East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Oswego East's win bumped their record up to 10-11. As for Plainfield East, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Oswego East skirted past Plainfield East 5-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Plainfield East's McKenna Repovich, who struck out ten batters over 8.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Now that she won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Oswego East to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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