South Beloit waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Harvest Christian Academy Lions by a score of 9-4. That's more bragging rights for South Beloit, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Whitney Schnack made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Schnack has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Schnack was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Jasmine Fago was a standout: she scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Macey Lineman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
On Harvest Christian Academy's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kenzie Weidman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
South Beloit now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Harvest Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
South Beloit will be playing in front of their home fans against Alden-Hebron at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Beloit is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season. As for Harvest Christian Academy, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 26-8 defeat vs. Walther Christian Academy on the 12th.
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