The Maine South Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Evanston Wildkits at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Maine South's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches.
Maine South can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past New Trier 12-1.
Jessica Hoffman made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Hoffman has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hoffman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Christina Piotrowski was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Aubrey Mazza was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Evanston fell victim to Glenbrook North and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-0 walloping at the hands of the Spartans. Evanston has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Maine South's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Evanston, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Maine South hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Evanston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Maine South took their win against Evanston in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-0. Does Maine South have another victory up their sleeve, or will Evanston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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