Rockford East is 0-10 against Belvidere North since April of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. The E-Rabs will venture away from home to square off against the Blue Thunder at 5:00 p.m.
Rockford East played against Guilford on Monday and lost via forfeit.
Rockford East will be up against a hot Belvidere North team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. The Blue Thunder never let Belvidere get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Blue Thunder, who have now won nine games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Jenna Yakey and Isabelle Schadle did most of the damage at the plate: Yakey went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Schadle went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Yakey has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Alexa Norgard, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Belvidere North kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in five consecutive matches.
Belvidere North's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-8. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Rockford East, they are on a 27-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Rockford East might still be hurting after the 19-0 loss they got from Belvidere North when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the E-Rabs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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