Limestone is on a four-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Richwoods a six-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Limestone Rockets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Richwoods Knights at 4:00 p.m. Limestone's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Richwoods' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Thursday, Limestone didn't have quite enough to beat Olympia and fell 4-3.
KYLA FOX made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run. The team also got some help courtesy of ALLISON MEHN, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Richwoods came up short against Pekin on Monday and fell 7-2.
Richwoods saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Morrissey, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double. Another was Paige Sarraf, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Limestone now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Richwoods, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Richwoods' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Limestone hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .333. It's a different story for Richwoods, though, as they've only averaged .250. Will they be able to contain Limestone's hitters?
Limestone took their victory against Richwoods in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 8-0. Will Limestone repeat their success, or does Richwoods has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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