Belvidere North has gone a perfect 10-0 against Rockford East recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Blue Thunder will be playing at home against the E-Rabs at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Belvidere North has five straight wins, Rockford East has 27 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Belvidere North barely beat Belvidere the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Blue Thunder's pitcher stepped up to hand the Bucs a 16-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Blue Thunder have won nine matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
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Jenna Yakey and Isabelle Schadle did most of the damage at the plate: Yakey went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Schadle went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Yakey is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hallie Inman, who got a hit.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Belvidere North kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in five consecutive contests.
Rockford East played against Guilford on Monday and lost via forfeit.
Belvidere North's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-8. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Rockford East, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Belvidere North took their victory against Rockford East in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 19-0 score. Will the Blue Thunder repeat their success, or do the E-Rabs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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