The Princeton Tigers will be playing at home against the Kewanee Boilermakers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Princeton gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Erie-Prophetstown 9-3.
Avah Oertel was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Oertel was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Paityn Lucas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Keely Lawson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Kewanee entered their tilt with Sherrard with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers on Tuesday and snuck past 8-6.
Hannah Tiska was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Dilender, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Princeton pushed their record up to 6-3 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs per game. As for Kewanee, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Princeton came up short against Kewanee in their previous meeting on Monday, falling 7-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kewanee's Kalleigh Gale, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Now that Princeton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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