The Andrew Thunderbolts will head out on the road to challenge the Taft Eagles at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Taft took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Andrew, who comes in off a win.
Andrew can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They blew past Stagg 6-0.
Not much got past Kerra O'Reilly, who gave up just three hits to keep Stagg off the board. O'Reilly has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Maddie Hanik was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Mataia Lawson, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Taft's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Schaumburg by a score of 6-5.
Taft also got a good showing from Claire Dennewitz, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Elena Gonzalez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Andrew has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4-1 record this season. As for Taft, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Andrew hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Taft struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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