The Southwestern Piasa Birds will challenge the North Mac Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southwestern has three straight wins, North Mac has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Southwestern made easy work of Roxana and carried off a 13-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Piasa Birds, who have now won five matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Kailyn Broyles was incredible, firing off three home runs and nine RBI while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Vivian Zurheide, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Southwestern always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, North Mac fell victim to Carlinville and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 7-0 to the Cavaliers.
North Mac saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabelle Bickel, who went 1-for-3 with one double. That double was Bickel's first of the season.
Southwestern's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for North Mac, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Southwestern was able to grind out a solid win over North Mac when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 5-1. Will the Piasa Birds repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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