The Momence Momence Athletics will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Momence is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Momence lost 11-2 to Illinois Lutheran on Thursday. Momence has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Momence got a good showing from Peyton Lynch, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Lynch has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Momence saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Hamann, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Gardner-South Wilmington can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They put the hurt on Donovan with a sharp 15-3 win. The victory was familiar territory for Gardner-South Wilmington who now have six in a row.
Maddie Simms was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. Makaila McDaniel was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Momence's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season.
Momence might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Gardner-South Wilmington in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Simms, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Momence knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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