The Normal West Wildcats will face off against the Rock Island Rocks on Saturday.
On Thursday, Normal West came up short against Pontiac and fell 5-1. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Normal West saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Kobel, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that Kobel has launched this season.
Meanwhile, Rock Island waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Tigers 7-1. The result was nothing new for the Rocks, who have now won 12 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
A'Rion Lonergan was excellent, going 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ella Leahy, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Rock Island's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-9. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Normal West, their loss dropped their record down to 11-18.
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