Elk Grove is 1-9 against Hersey since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Elk Grove Grenadiers will head out on the road to challenge the Hersey Huskies at 4:45 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Elk Grove will bounce into Friday's game after beating Barrington, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Elk Grove's way against Barrington on Wednesday as Elk Grove made off with a 12-2 victory. Elk Grove's win was all the more impressive since Barrington was averaging only 2.48 runs allowed on the season.
Elk Grove got a great performance from Erika Gore as she pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lauren Brunn, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Ariana Trausch, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, while Hersey put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Hoffman Estates. Hersey blew past Hoffman Estates 15-0. The victory was nothing new for Hersey as they're now sitting on four straight.
Elk Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Hersey, their win bumped their record up to 15-3.
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