
Wildcats
04/28/25 vs Lisle | 20 |
03/25/25 @ Romeoville | 19 |
03/18/25 vs Joliet Central | 18 |
03/17/25 @ Grant Park | 18 |
03/26/25 vs Clifton Central | 17 |
Wilmington got themselves on the board against Crete-Monee on Thursday, but Crete-Monee never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 16-0 victory. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matches by eight runs or more this season.
Lexi Strohm looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Wilmington got a big performance out of Keeley Walsh, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI. That's the most runs Walsh has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Southall, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Wilmington always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .679. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crete-Monee only posted an OBP of .077.
Wilmington is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Crete-Monee, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Coming up, Wilmington will square off against Peotone at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Blue Devils' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so the Wildcats' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Crete-Monee, they will face off against Thornwood at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps