Astoria/VIT is 0-10 against Rushville-Industry since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Astoria/VIT Rebels will be playing at home against the Rushville-Industry Rockets at 4:30 p.m. Astoria/VIT is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Astoria/VIT was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Illini West by a score of 3-2.
Hannah Horwedel put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). Horwedel was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Horwedel wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dixie Chenoweth, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Rushville-Industry had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They never let the Mustangs onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory. 14 seems to be a good number for Rushville-Industry as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Astoria/VIT's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Rushville-Industry, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Astoria/VIT might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Rushville-Industry in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Astoria/VIT have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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