The Waubonsie Valley Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Naperville North Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Waubonsie Valley nor Naperville North posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Tuesday, Waubonsie Valley came up short against Neuqua Valley and fell 4-1.
Hannah Laub made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Naperville North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Glenbard West by a score of 2-1.
Waubonsie Valley's loss dropped their record down to 13-15. As for Naperville North, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-18.
Naperville North's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Waubonsie Valley has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Naperville North, though, as they've been averaging 9.1. Given Waubonsie Valley's sizable advantage in that area, Naperville North will need to find a way to close that gap.
Waubonsie Valley might still be hurting after the 16-5 loss they got from Naperville North in their previous matchup last Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Naperville North's Maddi Larsen, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits. Now that Waubonsie Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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