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| 04/09/24 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 04/11/23 - Away | 4-1 W |
| 05/02/22 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 05/13/21 - Away | 13-1 W |
| 04/26/19 - Away | 7-3 W |
| + 4 more games |
Southwestern has gone 8-1 against Litchfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Piasa Birds will challenge the Purple Panthers at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southwestern has five straight wins, Litchfield has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Southwestern proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 15) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Quincy Notre Dame 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Piasa Birds have posted since April 9, 2024.
Vivian Zurheide was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Madison Fenstermaker, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI and one run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Southwestern kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Litchfield fell victim to Carlinville and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Cavaliers by a score of 1-0.
Litchfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Green, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Litchfield's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Southwestern, their win bumped their record up to 7-3-1.
Litchfield's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Southwestern has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .448. It's a different story for Litchfield, though, as they've only averaged .362. Will they be able to contain Southwestern's hitters?
Southwestern came out on top in a nail-biter against Litchfield when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Piasa Birds since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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