The Civic Memorial Eagles will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Southwestern Piasa Birds at 4:30 p.m. Civic Memorial is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.8 runs per game this season.
Civic Memorial put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Gibault Catholic with a sharp 22-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Civic Memorial.
Emma Wade looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Civic Memorial got a massive performance out of Bella Thien, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Skylar Johnson, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Southwestern came up short against Edwardsville on Wednesday and fell 12-7. Southwestern has struggled against Edwardsville recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Ella Kadell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Josie Hagen, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Civic Memorial's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Southwestern, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Civic Memorial hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Southwestern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7 per game. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Civic Memorial was able to grind out a solid victory over Southwestern in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, winning 12-8. Does Civic Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southwestern turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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