Oswego East has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Minooka Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Oswego East put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past Batavia 16-5.
The team relied heavily on Lundin Cornelius, who went 4-for-4 with four runs, two triples, and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Ronnie Craft, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Minooka had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They walked away with a 10-5 win over the Mustangs.
Taylor Mackin made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Mackin was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gracie Anderson, who fired off three home runs and five RBI while going 4-for-4. Rylee Boyd was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-1.
Oswego East's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Minooka, their win bumped their record up to 5-1-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Oswego East hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Minooka struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.3. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Oswego East came up short against Minooka when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 7-4. Can Oswego East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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