In what's become a running theme this season, Crete-Monee gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Thornridge Falcons a 23-0 shutout. While fans of Crete-Monee might be used to big wins, the 23-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Janelle Simpson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Simpson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Simpson was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Crete-Monee let Skylar Welcome and Ariana Kovacs loose on the outfield. Welcome went 3-for-3 with a home run, seven RBI, and three runs, while Kovacs went 3-for-3 with four runs, two stolen bases, and five RBI. Kovacs continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Taleeana Ramirez, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Crete-Monee is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-13 record this season. As for Thornridge, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-17.
Crete-Monee will have a chance to go back-to-back against Thornridge: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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