The Bloomington Purple Raiders will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Washington Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bloomington will head into Thursday's match having proved themselves against Galesburg: Bloomington barely beat Galesburg the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Bloomington was the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over Galesburg on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bloomington.
Reilly Vetter was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Vetter has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Vetter was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kennedy Lovell was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Ava Kracher was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Washington had just enough and edged Normal Community out 8-6 on Friday.
Bloomington pushed their record up to 9-12 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Washington, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-13 record this season.
Bloomington suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Washington when the teams last played on Saturday. Will Bloomington have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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