Elk Grove is 8-2 against Prospect since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Elk Grove Grenadiers will look to defend their home field against the Prospect Knights at 4:45 p.m. Elk Grove will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
On Wednesday, Elk Grove was able to grind out a solid win over Rolling Meadows, taking the game 7-3.
Lexi Goeringer made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Goeringer has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Goeringer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Elk Grove got a great performance from Erika Gore as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Ariana Trausch, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Prospect came into Wednesday's game having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Wheeling on Wednesday as Prospect made off with an 8-1 victory.
The team relied heavily on Gina Falls, who scored four runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Catanzano, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Elk Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Prospect, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-12.
Elk Grove skirted past Prospect 3-1 when the teams last played back in April. Does Elk Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Prospect turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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