Bureau Valley is 2-8 against Newman Central Catholic since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bureau Valley Storm will head out on the road to square off against the Newman Central Catholic Comets at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Bureau Valley is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Hall (and have done all season long). Bureau Valley was the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over Hall on Thursday. 15 seems to be a good number for Bureau Valley as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Les Maynard, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Stull, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went Newman Central Catholic's way against Amboy on Monday as Newman Central Catholic made off with a 12-1 victory.
Jessalin Johns made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Johns was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Brenleigh Cook was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Madison Duhon was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
The win was the third in a row for Bureau Valley, bringing their record for this year to 14-8. As for Newman Central Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Bureau Valley couldn't quite finish off Newman Central Catholic when the teams last played back in April and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johns, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Now that Bureau Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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