On Tuesday, Andrew faced Bradley-Bourbonnais in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Andrew Thunderbolts narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Andrew.
Kerra O'Reilly spent all 10.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Maddie Hanik, who went 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs.
On Bradley-Bourbonnais' side, Libby Spaulding was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out 17 batters over 11 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Spaulding was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI.
Spaulding wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lydia Hammond, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Andrew is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5-1 record this season. As for Bradley-Bourbonnais, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 21-9.
Andrew will take on Huntley at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Huntley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Bradley-Bourbonnais, they will head out on the road to take on Lincoln-Way West at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bradley-Bourbonnais' pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Lincoln-Way West's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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