Glenbard East is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while South Elgin is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Glenbard East Rams will take on the South Elgin Storm at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Glenbard East: 3.8, South Elgin: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Glenbard East is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Streamwood (and have done all season long). Glenbard East put the hurt on Streamwood with a sharp 20-2 victory on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Glenbard East considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Ally Amrhein was incredible, going 3-for-3 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. Lilly Carver was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South Elgin might've scored the first runs on Monday, but it was Bartlett who claimed the real prize. South Elgin fell 8-5 to Bartlett.
Anna Kiel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Amber Gnutek made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Florio, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Glenbard East has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for South Elgin, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-8.
Glenbard East's speedy runners might be the difference in Tuesday's matchup. Glenbard East has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for South Elgin, though, as they've been averaging only 0.9. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Glenbard East continue to outrun the ball?
Glenbard East suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to South Elgin when the teams last played on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kiel, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Now that Glenbard East knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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