The Elmwood Park Tigers will be playing at home against the Hinsdale South Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Elmwood Park's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against ITW David Speer Academy and snuck past 2-0.
ITW David Speer Academy's batters probably weren't too happy with Kylie Jones-Plasencia, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 12 Ks (she gave up five walks). Jones-Plasencia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Elmwood Park's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lia Vargas, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Leilani Mendez was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hinsdale South was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 14-2 to Willowbrook.
Elmwood Park's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Hinsdale South, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Tuesday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Elmwood Park hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .379. However, it's not like Hinsdale South struggles in that department as they've averaged .374. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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