Rock Island is a perfect 4-0 against Sherrard since May of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Rocks will face off against the Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rock Island's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Galesburg as they made off with a 17-0 victory. With that win, the Rocks brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Lilly McDaniel made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with one RBI.
A'Rion Lonergan
| 05/15/25 @ Galesburg | 4 |
| 05/14/25 @ Kewanee | 3 |
| 04/30/25 @ Alleman | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Alleman | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Sycamore | 2 |
In other batting news, A'Rion Lonergan was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and one run. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. TJ Sepulveda was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Rock Island always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .634. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Sherrard won against Orion on Tuesday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Tigers put the hurt on Mendota with a sharp 11-1 victory. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Rock Island is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Sherrard, their record is now 20-8.
Rock Island skirted past Sherrard 9-8 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rocks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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