Elgin is 0-10 against South Elgin since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Elgin Maroons will look to defend their home field against the South Elgin Storm at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Elgin will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Streamwood on Monday. Elgin blew past Streamwood 14-4.
Maile Fuller and Grace Tetrev did most of the damage at the plate: Fuller went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Tetrev scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Tetrev has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Monica Martinez was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while South Elgin put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for West Chicago. South Elgin skirted past West Chicago 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for South Elgin.
The result came thanks to Anna Kiel's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Madison Hunt, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Elgin's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-16. As for South Elgin, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Elgin might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from South Elgin when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Elgin's Bri Wascher, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Now that Elgin 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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