On Tuesday, the Elmwood Park Tigers didn't have quite enough to beat the Hinsdale South Hornets and fell 3-1.
Leilani Mendez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ariana Huaman made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
On Hinsdale South's side, the team relied heavily on Audrey Mulgrew, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Annika Nicol, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Elmwood Park's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Hinsdale South, their victory bumped their record up to 7-10.
Elmwood Park will head out on the road to challenge Payton College Prep at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Elmwood Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season. As for Hinsdale South, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Addison Trail at 4:45 p.m. Hinsdale South is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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