Breese Central is 8-2 against Wesclin since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Breese Central Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Wesclin Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Breese Central will be strutting in after a victory while Wesclin will be coming in after a defeat.
In what's become a running theme this season, Breese Central gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on East Alton-Wood River with a sharp 9-0 victory.
Not much got past Julianna Huber, who gave up just three hits to keep East Alton-Wood River off the board. Huber has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Makenna Budde was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate Johnson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Wesclin was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Chester.
Wesclin saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anna Gall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Breese Central's win bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Wesclin, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-8 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Breese Central hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Wesclin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Breese Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Wesclin in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Breese Central repeat their success, or does Wesclin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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