Minooka stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on the Plainfield East Bengals with a sharp 10-2 victory. Winning may never get old, but Minooka sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Marina Hristov spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on nine hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jaelle Hamilton, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Anderson, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Even though they lost, Plainfield East didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Minooka only tossed three.
Minooka's win was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-2-1. As for Plainfield East, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season.
Minooka will be playing in front of their home fans against Lockport at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lockport: 2.3, Minooka: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Plainfield East, they will head out on the road to square off against Plainfield South at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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