The Evanston Wildkits will head out on the road to challenge the Maine South Hawks at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday.
Evanston fell victim to Glenbrook North and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 11-0 loss at the hands of the Spartans. Evanston has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Maine South entered their tilt with New Trier with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Trevians on Tuesday as they made off with a 12-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Maine South, who have now won four games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Jessica Hoffman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Hoffman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hoffman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Christina Piotrowski was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Aubrey Mazza was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Evanston's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8-1. As for Maine South, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Evanston hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Maine South struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Evanston suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Maine South when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Evanston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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