Rolling Meadows is 2-8 against Prospect since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rolling Meadows Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Prospect Knights at 4:45 p.m. Rolling Meadows will be strutting in after a win while Prospect will be coming in after a loss.
Rolling Meadows is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 19-4 margin over Lake Forest on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Rolling Meadows considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Mia Pilipauskus and Iris Jordan made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Pilipauskus struck out 11 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Jordan tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Pilipauskus scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Jordan scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caylee Del Boccio, who got on base in four of her six plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Ashlyn Ferguson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Prospect came up short against Barrington on Thursday and fell 6-1. Prospect has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Prospect saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabby Dilan, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Rolling Meadows' victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-15. As for Prospect, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
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