Arcola came tearing into Thursday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Urbana Tigers. That's more bragging rights for Arcola, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Kacie Sisk was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Sisk has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Sisk was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Arcola let Ava Simpson and Ema Simpson loose on the outfield. Simpson scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Simpson went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Pilkington, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Urbana's side, KAYA HILL was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Arcola has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Urbana, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Arcola will face off against Argenta-Oreana at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Argenta-Oreana is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season. As for Urbana, they will head out on the road to take on Hoopeston at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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