On Thursday, Bradley-Bourbonnais faced Lincoln-Way Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers fell just short of the Lincoln-Way Central Knights by a score of 1-0. The loss continues a trend for Bradley-Bourbonnais in their matchups with Lincoln-Way Central: they've now lost six in a row.
Lydia Hammond spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Lincoln-Way Central's side, the result came thanks to Lisabella Dimitrijevic's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 16 Ks.
Bradley-Bourbonnais' defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Lincoln-Way Central, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-4.
Bradley-Bourbonnais will head out on the road to challenge Bishop McNamara at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bradley-Bourbonnais: 2.7, Bishop McNamara: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lincoln-Way Central, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Lemont at 2:00 p.m. Lemont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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