The Clinton Cougars will take on the South Beloit Sobos at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Clinton will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Clinton is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Delavan-Darien a 19-0 shutout on Thursday. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by nine runs or more this season.
Layla Brown made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Brown was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April.
Keylee Vander Pal
| 04/30/26 vs Delavan-Darien | 3 |
| 04/25/26 vs Racine Horlick | 2 |
| 04/21/26 vs East Troy | 2 |
| 04/04/26 vs Janesville Parker | 2 |
| 03/28/26 vs Stratford | 2 |
In other batting news, Keylee Vander Pal was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was London Winch, who went 1-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Clinton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .630. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, South Beloit fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Pecatonica on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 10-8. The Sobos have struggled against the Indians recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Macey Lineman was cooking despite her team's loss, going 4-for-5 with one home run and four RBI. That home run was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Shelby Ambrose, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
South Beloit's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Clinton, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
South Beloit's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Clinton has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. It's a different story for South Beloit, though, as they've been averaging 10.6 hits. Given Clinton's sizable advantage in that area, the Sobos will need to find a way to close that gap.
Clinton got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in April of 2025 against South Beloit by a conclusive 11-1 score. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Sobos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
