The Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers will head out on the road to take on the Lincoln-Way West Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bradley-Bourbonnais is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Bradley-Bourbonnais is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Andrew, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Bradley-Bourbonnais was ranked 19th). Bradley-Bourbonnais fell just short of Andrew by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday.
Libby Spaulding put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 17 batters over 11 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Spaulding has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Spaulding was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI.
Spaulding wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lydia Hammond, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Bradley-Bourbonnais didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Andrew only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way West fell victim to Lincoln-Way Central and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 1-0. The loss continues a trend for Lincoln-Way West in their matchups with Lincoln-Way Central: they've now lost five in a row.
Bradley-Bourbonnais' record is now 21-9. As for Lincoln-Way West, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-9.
Bradley-Bourbonnais might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Lincoln-Way West when the teams last played back in April. Can Bradley-Bourbonnais avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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