It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Oswego had no problem doing just that on Friday. They never let the Wheaton North Falcons onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Oswego as they're now sitting on five straight.
Not much got past Jaelynn Anthony, who gave up just five hits and racked up six Ks to keep Wheaton North off the board. Anthony has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Oswego saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylee LaChappell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Wheaton North's side, Erin Metz spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up 13 Ks.
Even though they lost, Wheaton North didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oswego only tossed six.
Oswego has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-9 record this season. As for Wheaton North, their defeat dropped their record down to 28-7.
Oswego will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Minooka at 4:30 p.m. Minooka is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. Wheaton North does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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