Hononegah waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with 20 straight wins... but they left with 21. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Rockford Auburn Knights. That's more bragging rights for Hononegah, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Natalie Kinney was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Peyton Klikno, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Rockford Auburn's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Parr, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Hononegah's win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-1. As for Rockford Auburn, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-10.
Hononegah will challenge Sherrard at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sherrard: 3.8, Hononegah: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Rockford Auburn, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Belvidere North at 5:00 p.m. Belvidere North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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