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| 05/15/25 - Away | 20-8 W |
| 05/15/24 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 05/16/23 - Away | 14-0 W |
| 04/22/22 - Home | 9-1 W |
| 04/27/21 - Away | 5-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
The matchup between Normal West and Urbana on Thursday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Wildcats were the clear victors by a 20-8 margin over the Tigers. 20 seems to be a good number for the Wildcats as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on McKinley Pate, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Elsah Ganschow was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Normal West kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 11.2.
The victory made it two in a row for Normal West and bumps their season record up to 11-16. The team dominated over those games too, winning by an average of 15.5 runs. As for Urbana, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Normal West is set to challenge their familiar foe Peoria Notre Dame at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Urbana will face off against rival Centennial at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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