The Beloit Memorial Purple Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Delavan-Darien Comets at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Beloit Memorial has five straight wins, Delavan-Darien has 19 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Beloit Memorial is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Wilmot with a sharp 14-4 victory on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Rilynne Cleland made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Cleland has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cleland was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Beloit Memorial let Brooklynne Hereford-Foster and Jasmine Smith loose on the outfield. Hereford-foster scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Smith scored four runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Allie Gustafson, who went 2-for-5 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Delavan-Darien's offense. They lost 29-0 to Monroe on Tuesday.
Beloit Memorial's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-5. As for Delavan-Darien, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16.
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