The Plainfield South Cougars will head out to face off against the Sandwich Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Plainfield South beats Sandwich with seven runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Plainfield South beat Metea Valley on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Sandwich not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since May 2, 2024. They blew past Somonauk 10-3. The Indians haven't had any issues with the Bobcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Paige Danner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kayden Corneils, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 5-for-5. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendal Petre, who scored a run while going 4-for-4.
Sandwich always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Somonauk only posted an OBP of .300.
Plainfield South's record is now 2-4. As for Sandwich, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Plainfield South skirted past Sandwich 6-4 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Will Plainfield South repeat their success, or does Sandwich has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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