It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Elmwood Park had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Glenbard South Raiders a 7-0 shutout. Considering Elmwood Park has won 12 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Leilani Mendez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mendez was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Ariana Huaman and Jessica Craig did most of the damage at the plate: Huaman scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Craig scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Elmwood Park has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Glenbard South, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-18.
As of now, neither Elmwood Park nor Glenbard South have any future games scheduled.
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