The Calhoun Warriors will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the O'Fallon Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Calhoun will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Calhoun scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They blew past Brown County 15-0. The result was nothing new for Calhoun, who have now won four games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Layla Longnecker and Audrey Gilman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Longnecker pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Gilman tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Longnecker scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Gilman scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Calhoun let Lacy Pohlman and Grace Ballard loose on the outfield. Pohlman scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Ballard scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Anabel Eilerman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, O'Fallon is still looking for their first win of the season after seven matchups. They fell just short of Alton by a score of 5-3 on Wednesday.
Kennedy Clark was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Ella Klino made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Calhoun's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for O'Fallon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
O'Fallon's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Calhoun hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .427. It's a different story for O'Fallon, though, as they've only averaged .258. Will they be able to contain Calhoun's hitters?
Calhoun couldn't quite finish off O'Fallon in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 10-8. Thankfully for Calhoun, Kylee Nesbit (who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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