The Central Rockets will take on the Crystal Lake Central Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Crystal Lake Central will be up against a hot Central squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Rockets put the hurt on Crystal Lake South with a sharp 14-2 victory on Thursday. The Rockets not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 10th (when they won 14-0).
Addisyn Petersen looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Addison Beltran, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April. Nina Garcia was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Crystal Lake Central got the win against Dundee-Crown on Thursday by a conclusive 8-2. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
The win made it two in a row for Crystal Lake Central and bumps their season record up to 14-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Central, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
Central might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Crystal Lake Central in their previous matchup back in April. Will the Rockets have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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