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| 04/04/26 - Neutral | 8-6 W |
| 05/16/25 - Neutral | 8-6 W |
| 05/14/16 - Away | 6-7 L |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hononegah). They came out on top in a nail-biter against the East Moline United Panthers on Saturday, sneaking past 8-6. That's more bragging rights for the Indians, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Irelyn O'Brien was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those runs marked the first that she has scored this season.
In other batting news, Kaelyn Kelly was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four stolen bases and three runs. Megan Kelly also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Hononegah was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Hononegah's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for East Moline United, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-2.
Coming up, Hononegah will host Jefferson at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. This will be the Indians' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for East Moline United, they will take on Sterling at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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