The Yorkville Christian Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the Serena Huskers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Yorkville Christian has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Serena will arrive with five straight wins.
Yorkville Christian fell victim to Gardner-South Wilmington and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. That's two games in a row now that the Mustangs have lost by exactly four runs.
Meanwhile, Serena made easy work of Somonauk on Tuesday and carried off a 14-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Huskers, who have now won 13 games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Serena got a massive performance out of Brynley Glade, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Glade has posted over her last 12 contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Young, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Serena kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive matchups.
Serena's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Yorkville Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Yorkville Christian might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Serena in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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