It's playoff time, and Oswego had no trouble coming through when it counted. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Plainfield East Bengals a 2-0 shutout on Friday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Bengals recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Jaelynn Anthony
| 05/29/26 vs Plainfield East | 7 |
| 05/27/26 vs Naperville Central | 8 |
| 05/22/26 vs Benet Academy | 7 |
| 05/19/26 vs Naperville North | 8 |
| 05/13/26 vs Minooka | 7 |
| + 3 more games |
Not much got past Jaelynn Anthony, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Plainfield East off the board. Anthony has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Oswego saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adalynn Fugitt, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Oswego's win bumped their record up to 22-11. As for Plainfield East, they moved to 21-7 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Looking ahead, Oswego will take on Barrington at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Panthers 3.4, the Broncos/Fillies 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Plainfield East does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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