The Illinois Lutheran Chargers will head out on the road to face off against the Peotone Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Illinois Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Illinois Lutheran had to settle for a 17-16 loss against Momence. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (12), Illinois Lutheran still had to take the loss.
Mia Jacobucci and Madison Permenter did some serious damage despite the final result: Jacobucci scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5, while Permenter scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alissia Sanchez, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Illinois Lutheran didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Peotone came up short against Herscher on Monday and fell 6-2.
Illinois Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Peotone, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season.
Illinois Lutheran might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Peotone in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Illinois Lutheran avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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