The Gary West Side Cougars are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the Whiting Oilers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Gary West Side has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Whiting will arrive with four straight victories.
Gary West Side lost 22-2 to Hammond Morton on Monday.
Whiting hadn't beaten River Forest on the road since April 1, 2019 but that history sure didn't bother them on Tuesday. The Oilers blew past the Ingots 22-4. That's two games straight that the Oilers have won by exactly 18 runs.
Lilianna Bell made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up four earned runs off only two hits. Bell was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Whiting got a massive performance out of Arianna Vianello, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5. Vianello is on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now got three or more in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriella Watkins, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs.
Whiting was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .613. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .389 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Whiting's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 21.7 runs over those games. As for Gary West Side, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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