Illiana Christian put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lake Station Edison Fighting Eagles a 19-0 shutout. Considering Illiana Christian has won three matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Cayden Peterson made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Peterson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Adeline Mulder and Avery Martin did most of the damage at the plate: Mulder scored two runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-4, while Martin scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Lucy Sjoquist was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
On Lake Station Edison's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jean Marie Davis, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Illiana Christian pushed their record up to 6-0 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Lake Station Edison, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Illiana Christian will head out on the road to square off against River Forest at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Illiana Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Lake Station Edison, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Griffith at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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