Streamwood had lost nine straight at home dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 1-9 to make it ten. They lost 19-1 to the South Elgin Storm. Having soared to a lofty 20 runs in the game before, the Sabres couldn't push the score so high this time.
Streamwood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hailey Dworak, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
As for South Elgin, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games.
On South Elgin's side, Kaidence Runachik made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Runachik has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, earning two RBI and two runs.
In other batting news, South Elgin got a massive performance out of Liv Miller, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those four runs gave Miller a new career-high. Emma Bell was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Streamwood is set to face off against their familiar foe Ridgewood at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, South Elgin will take on rival West Chicago at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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