The Elmwood Park Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Maine West Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Elmwood Park got the win against Fenton by a conclusive 14-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Elmwood Park.
Kylie Jones-Plasencia was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Jones-Plasencia has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Jones-Plasencia was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lia Vargas, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Jessica Craig was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Maine West waltzed into their contest on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with an 11-1 victory.
Elmwood Park has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Maine West, they pushed their record up to 17-3 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Elmwood Park came out on top in a nail-biter against Maine West in their previous matchup back in May of 2021, sneaking past 3-2. Does Elmwood Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Maine West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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