The Mother McAuley Mighty Macs will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Tinley Park Titans at 10:00 a.m. Mother McAuley is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Mother McAuley lost 17-1 to Resurrection on Thursday.
Chloe Jacklin was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Abbey Williams was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tinley Park can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They blew past Evergreen Park 12-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tinley Park.
Aubry Haack spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Megan Piotrowski was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Emily Korduplewski, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mother McAuley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-17. As for Tinley Park, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Mother McAuley hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Tinley Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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