Peotone waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 7-6 W against the Chicago Christian Knights. The Blue Devils have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Knights, too.
Sophie Klawitter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one RBI.
Jillian Roark
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In other batting news, Jillian Roark was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Ava Kosmos was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Peotone now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Chicago Christian, their loss was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-12.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Peotone will welcome Reed-Custer at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Chicago Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Chicago Hope Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Chicago Christian's pitchers better be ready for this one: Chicago Hope Academy has averaged an impressive 8 runs per game this season.
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