Romeoville is on a three-game streak of home losses, Joliet Central an 11-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Romeoville Spartans will take on the Joliet Central Steelmen at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Romeoville might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-4 to Joliet West, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Lillian Roberts spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Juliana Anderson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mariah Hayes, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Joliet Central's offense. They suffered a rough 17-0 loss at the hands of Plainfield Central on Monday.
Romeoville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Joliet Central, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything went Romeoville's way against Joliet Central when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Romeoville made off with a 17-1 victory. Will Romeoville repeat their success, or does Joliet Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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