The West Aurora Blackhawks will head out on the road to challenge the Aurora Central Catholic Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though Larkin scored an imposing 11 runs two weeks ago, West Aurora still came out on top. West Aurora walked away with a 14-11 win over Larkin. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Aurora.
Meanwhile, Aurora Central Catholic entered their tilt with Trinity with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Blazers 11-1. 11 seems to be a good number for Aurora Central Catholic as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Corina Miller tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Aurora Central Catholic got a massive performance out of Kate Gambro, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Gambro has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times she's played. Madalyn Torrance was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
West Aurora's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0. As for Aurora Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
West Aurora beat Aurora Central Catholic 5-2 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Aurora 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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