The Civic Memorial Eagles will be playing at home against the Wesclin Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Civic Memorial is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Friday just wasn't the day for Civic Memorial's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Edwardsville on Friday. The contest marked that first time this season in which Civic Memorial was not able to get on the board.
Civic Memorial saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Wade, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Wesclin put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Sparta as Wesclin made off with a 16-3 win. Wesclin's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Brooke Goetter made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Goetter was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three runs and a triple.
In other batting news, Ava Spalding was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Chloe Nordmann was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI.
Civic Memorial has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for Wesclin, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Civic Memorial hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Wesclin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Civic Memorial beat Wesclin 7-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does Civic Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wesclin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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