The Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Momence Momence Athletics at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Gardner-South Wilmington will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Gardner-South Wilmington is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Donovan (and have done all season long). Everything went Gardner-South Wilmington's way against Donovan on Thursday as Gardner-South Wilmington made off with a 15-3 victory.
The team relied heavily on Maddie Simms, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Makaila McDaniel, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Momence lost 11-2 to Illinois Lutheran on Thursday. Momence has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Momence also got a good showing from Peyton Lynch, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Lynch has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Momence saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Hamann, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Gardner-South Wilmington's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-11. As for Momence, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Momence's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Gardner-South Wilmington has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Momence, though, as they've been averaging only 4. Will Gardner-South Wilmington keep running through batters, or will Momence buck the trend?
Everything went Gardner-South Wilmington's way against Momence in their previous meeting back in April as Gardner-South Wilmington made off with an 11-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gardner-South Wilmington since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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