| 04/15/25 @ Illinois Lutheran | 18 |
| 04/14/25 vs Illinois Lutheran | 14 |
| 03/27/25 @ Momence | 14 |
| 03/25/25 vs Momence | 14 |
| 04/03/25 vs St. Anne | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clifton Central). They put the hurt on the Illinois Lutheran Chargers with a sharp 19-1 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Comets have won eight matchups by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Sydney Jemar was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Clifton Central got a massive performance out of Rayven Perkins, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Mia Koch-Perzee was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Clifton Central hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Illinois Lutheran struck out nine times.
The win made it two in a row for Clifton Central and bumps their season record up to 10-6-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.5 runs over those games. As for Illinois Lutheran, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Coming up, Clifton Central will head out to take on Paxton-Buckley-Loda at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Illinois Lutheran, they will face off against Watseka at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Chargers are facing the Warriors at the right time seeing as the Warriors are stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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