The Rock Island Rocks will face off against the Benet Academy Redwings at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rock Island's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Benet Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Rock Island is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Neuqua Valley just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Rocks have suffered since May 25, 2024.
Rock Island saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ella Leahy, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Benet Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Carmel on Wednesday and fell 4-3. The Redwings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alaina Rosner was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Baer, who went 1-for-4 with one home run.
Rock Island's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Benet Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
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