Joliet West is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Plainfield South is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Tigers will welcome the Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Joliet West's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Joliet Central as they made off with a 15-0 victory.
Cole Laci made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Laci was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double. What's more, she posted two hits, the most she's had since back in March.
In other batting news, Joliet West got a massive performance out of Ella Featherston, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI Featherston has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Madaline Woods, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Joliet West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .364 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Plainfield South beat Romeoville 7-4 on Monday.
Plainfield South has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Joliet West, their victory bumped their record up to 5-20.
Joliet West came up short against Plainfield South in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-2. Will the Tigers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
