The Sycamore Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the St. Francis Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sycamore: 2.7, St. Francis: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
In what's become a running theme this season, Sycamore gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Sterling with a sharp 10-1 victory. Sycamore's win was all the more impressive since Sterling was averaging only 2.96 runs allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, it was close, but two weeks ago St. Francis sidestepped Trinity for a 10-8 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Francis.
Sycamore pushed their record up to 26-3 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for St. Francis, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6-1 record this season.
Sycamore was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Francis when the teams last played back in June of 2019, winning 3-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was St. Francis' Carlee Jo Clark, who pitched seven innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Sycamore to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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