Naperville North had lost three straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 4-17 to make it four. They fell 10-6 to the Metea Valley Mustangs. The Huskies were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Mustangs earlier this season, when they won 20-9.
Gabi Chmiel made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple and two RBI. Aubrey Marino was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
As for Metea Valley, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-14. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
On Metea Valley's side, Elise McMurray-Kendall looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Metea Valley got a big performance out of Maielle Ernser, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs. Another player making a difference was Olivia Wipff, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
Coming up, Naperville North will welcome Batavia at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Metea Valley, they are taking a road trip to face off against Neuqua Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Mustangs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Wildcats have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season.
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