Momence is on a six-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Donovan a six-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Momence Momence Athletics will host the Donovan Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Momence's offense. They came up short against Gardner-South Wilmington on Thursday, falling 7-0.
Momence saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydnee Vanswol, who went 1-for-3 with one triple. That triple marked the first that Vanswol hit this season.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Donovan and Grant Park meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Wildcats might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 13-7 to the Dragons, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Bailey Henneike was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Momence's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Donovan, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Momence couldn't quite get it done against Donovan in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 4-1. Can the Momence Athletics avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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