After four games on the road, Peotone is heading back home. They will take on the Illinois Lutheran Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Monday, Peotone came up short against Herscher and fell 6-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Illinois Lutheran had to settle for a 17-16 loss against Momence on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (12), Illinois Lutheran still had to take the loss.
Mia Jacobucci and Madison Permenter stepped up to the plate in a big way. Jacobucci scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5, while Permenter scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alissia Sanchez, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Illinois Lutheran didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Peotone has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. As for Illinois Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Everything went Peotone's way against Illinois Lutheran in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Peotone made off with a 12-1 win. Will Peotone repeat their success, or does Illinois Lutheran have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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