The Kewanee Boilermakers will head out on the road to square off against the Orion Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kewanee has four straight victories, Orion has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Kewanee beat Princeton 6-2.
Kalleigh Gale spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on nine hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hannah Tiska, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Orion fell victim to Sherrard and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Orion's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Kewanee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Orion, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything went Kewanee's way against Orion in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Kewanee made off with a 13-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kewanee since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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