It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Villa Grove had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons 11-1. Considering Villa Grove has won 16 matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Alexandria Brown made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Brown has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Brown was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Villa Grove got a massive performance out of Logan Lillard, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, two RBI, and a run. Piper Kiser was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
Villa Grove is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a massive bump to their 21-13-1 record this season. As for Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-11.
As of now, neither Villa Grove nor Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley have any future games scheduled.
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