The Illini West Chargers will head out on the road to challenge the Hamilton Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Illini West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Illini West is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Seymour just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians.
Rachel James made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hamilton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Rushville-Industry by a score of 3-2.
Jordyn Climer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits.
At the plate, Hamilton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mady Bolton, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Illini West's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-7. As for Hamilton, their record is now 11-9-1.
Everything went Illini West's way against Hamilton in their previous meeting two weeks ago as Illini West made off with a 9-2 victory. Does Illini West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hamilton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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