Plainfield is 8-2 against St. Bernard since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Plainfield Panthers will head out on the road to take on the St. Bernard Saints at 4:00 p.m.
Plainfield is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 20 runs last Monday, they were much more limited against Bacon Academy on Friday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bobcats.
Meanwhile, St. Bernard waltzed into their match on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Wolverines by a score of 5-1.
Anabelle Wenzel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Aubree Nygaard was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3.
Plainfield has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for St. Bernard, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Plainfield came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Bernard in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 6-5. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was St. Bernard's Angelica Tompkins, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Plainfield still be able to contain Tompkins? There's only one way to find out.
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