The Arcola Purple Riders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Villa Grove Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Arcola sitting on four straight victories and Villa Grove on seven.
On Thursday, everything went Arcola's way against Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] as Arcola made off with a 16-4 win.
Kacie Sisk was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Sisk has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sisk was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Arcola got a massive performance out of Ema Simpson, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nohemi Vasquez, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Villa Grove beat Cumberland 8-3 on Thursday.
Alexandria Brown spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on ten hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Logan Lillard, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hayden Thomas, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI.
Arcola has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for Villa Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 15-10-1.
Arcola's speedy runners might be the difference in Monday's contest. Arcola has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Villa Grove, though, as they've been averaging only 1.3. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Arcola continue to outrun the ball?
Arcola came up short against Villa Grove in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 6-2. Can Arcola avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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