The West Aurora Blackhawks will head out to take on the South Elgin Storm at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
West Aurora is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lockport just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 7-1 to the Porters.
Meanwhile, South Elgin had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Saturday. They never let the Bison get on the board and left with an 8-0 win. Considering the Storm have won 17 matchups by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Anna Kiel and Jenna Sheehan made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Kiel kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Sheehan struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Kiel has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances. At bat, Kiel went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run, while Sheehan went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Adriana Jimenez was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Chloe Ricard was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
South Elgin pushed their record up to 21-4 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for West Aurora, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-13.
West Aurora might still be hurting after the 23-2 loss they got from South Elgin in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Blackhawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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