The Dunlap Eagles will head out to take on the Lincoln Railsplitters at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dunlap has six straight wins, Lincoln has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Dunlap's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Limestone by a score of 4-0.
Not much got past Kaitlyn Atkinson, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Limestone off the board. Atkinson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
Sutton Centoni
| 04/10/25 @ Limestone | 3 |
| 04/05/25 @ Peoria Notre Dame | 2 |
| 03/26/25 vs Boone Grove | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Pekin | 1 |
| 04/05/25 vs Normal Community | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sutton Centoni, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mara Hindenburg, who went 2-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Lincoln's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Champaign Central on Thursday.
Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Dunlap, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Dunlap was able to grind out a solid win over Lincoln in their previous matchup back in May of 2017, winning 8-4. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Railsplitters have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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