The Lincoln-Way West Warriors will be playing at home against the Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lincoln-Way West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Lincoln-Way Central, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Lincoln-Way West was ranked 22nd). Lincoln-Way West fell just short of Lincoln-Way Central by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. The matchup marked the first time this season in which Lincoln-Way West was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Bradley-Bourbonnais unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Andrew by a score of 4-3.
Libby Spaulding put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 17 batters over 11 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Spaulding has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Spaulding was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI.
Spaulding wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lydia Hammond, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Bradley-Bourbonnais didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Andrew only tossed five.
Lincoln-Way West's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-9. As for Bradley-Bourbonnais, they dropped their record down to 21-9 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Lincoln-Way West took their victory against Bradley-Bourbonnais when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 7-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hammond, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lincoln-Way West still be able to contain Hammond? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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