On Tuesday Hailey Holtz was dialed in and struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. She played a big game the last time she faced Sandwich, so the team probably should've seen her coming. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was her third in a row with more than five innings. For the season, Holtz has been strong no matter where she plays. On the mound, she has an ERA of 1.81 over 100.7 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat she has slashed 0.432/0.479/0.716 with 33 runs, plus 11 stolen bases.
Holtz and Richmond-Burton will head out on the road to face off against Huntley at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Richmond-Burton will be headed into this one with a pretty big disadvantage in the rankings (they're ranked 104 places lower in Illinois), but they're not letting that get them down. Will they be able to pull off an upset behind Holtz? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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