Willowbrook dropped their record down to 14-12 on Friday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins at home. They took an 18-15 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hinsdale South Hornets. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (ten), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Marli Smrz led a balanced group of hitters, getting on base in five of her six plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Liz Pettinger, who got on base in four of her six plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base.
As for Hinsdale South, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-22-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.5 runs over those games.
On Hinsdale South's side, they let Lauren Bishop and Kayla Buckels-Meen run wild. Bishop went 3-for-6 with one home run, seven RBI, and three runs, while Buckels-Meen went 4-for-6 with one home run, five runs, and four RBI. Buckels-Meen continues to improve, besting her previous run total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lauren Diaz-Day, who went 2-for-5 with one run and one RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Hinsdale South beat Willowbrook by a score of 18-15 on Saturday.
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