Momence won the last time they faced Illinois Lutheran, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Momence Momence Athletics sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-16 victory over the Illinois Lutheran Chargers. The win made it back-to-back victories for Momence.
Momence got a massive performance out of Cmyah Sneed, who scored three runs while going 3-for-6. Another player making a difference was Sydnee Vanswol, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-6.
On Illinois Lutheran's side, Mia Jacobucci and Madison Permenter stepped up to the plate in a big way. Jacobucci scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5, while Permenter scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Alissia Sanchez, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Illinois Lutheran didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Momence has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-13 record this season. As for Illinois Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Momence will be playing at home against Watseka at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Watseka will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Momence surely won't give up without a fight. As for Illinois Lutheran, they will head out on the road to square off against Peotone at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Peotone's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Illinois Lutheran's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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