Illini West waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Macomb Bombers 10-3. This was payback for Illini West, who suffered a 13-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Madalyn Boyer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on nine hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaelyn Ferrill, who scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Rachel James, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Illini West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Macomb, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Illini West will take on West Prairie at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Macomb, they will head out on the road to face off against Kewanee at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Macomb is facing Kewanee at the right time seeing as Kewanee is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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