There's no place like home for Larkin, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They never let the Elmwood Park Tigers onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Thursday.
Not much got past Olivia Salazar, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Elmwood Park off the board. Salazar has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Yesenia Escobar, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Julissa Aguinaga, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
The win got Larkin back to even at 14-14. As for Elmwood Park, their loss dropped their record down to 17-8.
Larkin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Elmwood Park, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Pritzker at 4:30 p.m. Elmwood Park's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Pritzker's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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