The Stevenson Patriots are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Libertyville Wildcats at 4:45 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Stevenson's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Waukegan as Stevenson made off with a 15-0 win.
Samantha Gotschewski made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Gotschewski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gotschewski was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Stevenson got a massive performance out of Aubrey Jepson, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Jasmine Lucero was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Libertyville made easy work of Zion-Benton on Tuesday and carried off a 10-1 victory.
Like Stevenson, Libertyville also got a great game from a two-way player: Taylor Higham. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Higham was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sofia Lombardo, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Stevenson has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Libertyville, their record is now 13-14.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Stevenson hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Libertyville 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.
Everything went Stevenson's way against Libertyville in their previous meeting back in April as Stevenson made off with a 15-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stevenson since the squad 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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