
Bengals
05/21/25 vs Romeoville | 14-1 |
05/19/25 @ Joliet West | 2-1 |
05/15/25 vs Plainfield South | 5-4 |
05/14/25 @ Joliet Central | 11-0 |
05/13/25 vs Downers Grove South | 3-1 |
Plainfield East waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Romeoville Spartans 14-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Bengals considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Plainfield East got a great performance from Maya Patel as she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jocelyn Cushard, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI she has posted over her last ten games. Another player making a difference was Corinne Garmon, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and three RBI.
Plainfield East pushed their record up to 21-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Romeoville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 13 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-19 record this season.
Plainfield East will be playing in front of their home fans against Benet Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Romeoville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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