Softball Game Preview: Minooka Indians vs. Plainfield South Cougars

The Minooka Indians will venture away from home to take on the Plainfield South Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Minooka is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Minooka and Joliet West have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Monday. The Indians put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 9-0 win. The Indians haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.

Minooka got a great performance from Marina Hristov as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Hristov has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.

Addisonn Crumly

Hits

05/05/25 vs Joliet West	3
04/30/25 vs Joliet Central	1
04/28/25 @ Romeoville	1
04/21/25 @ Plainfield North	2
04/19/25 vs Whitney Young	0
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At the plate, Addisonn Crumly was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April. Gracie Anderson was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.

Minooka always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Joliet West only posted an OBP of .120.

Meanwhile, Plainfield South hadn't done well against Oswego recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Cougars had just enough and edged out the Panthers 3-2.

Minooka pushed their record up to 15-8 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Plainfield South, their record is now 13-10.