South Beloit is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Earlville is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Sobos will welcome the Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
South Beloit gave up the first runs on Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against Parkview as they made off with a 14-4 win. The Sobos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by ten runs or more this season.
Macey Lineman and Whitney Schnack made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Lineman tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Schnack pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. At bat, Lineman got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Schnack got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, South Beloit got a massive performance out of Taniyah Crawford, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jasmine Fago, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
South Beloit was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Earlville not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 3rd (when they won 16-0). They put the hurt on Indian Creek with a sharp 13-2 victory.
South Beloit has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Earlville, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-7.
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