Sycamore junior pitcher Addison Dierschow had the upper hand in Wednesday’s rematch with Kaneland’s Brynn Woods in a 10-1 Interstate 8 win for the Spartans Wednesday.
Addison Dierschow threw a four-hit shutout to help Sycamore beat L-P 1-0 on Monday to win the Interstate 8 Conference title.
For the sixth time in a row the Sycamore softball team put up at least 12 runs in a game. And against Genoa-Kingston on Friday, the Spartans jumped right from the start, scoring five in the first en route to a 13-3 win over the Cogs.
It wouldn’t be out of place to see the middle three hitters in a batting lineup combine for two home runs, six RBIs and five runs scored. But on Thursday in an Interstate 8 matchup against Ottawa, that’s what the bottom three hitters in the Sycamore lineup did in a 13-6 win.
The Sycamore and Ottawa softball teams met Thursday afternoon at Sycamore High School.
Kaneland batters finally reached Addison Dierschow in the fifth, stringing together three base hits to take a 2-0 lead. Kaneland (6-8, 3-2) added an insurance run in the sixth for a 3-0 league win.
Ellison Hallahan blasted two home runs and drove in six runs as Sycamore cruised past Rochelle 20-1 in a five-inning Interstate 8 contest Monday to stay undefeated.
The Sycamore softball team went on the road Monday to take on the Hubs of Rochelle High School.
A two-out, pinch-hit single by Abigail Fletcher in the top of the fifth turned out to be the difference in the Hawks’ 8-7 win over the Cogs on Tuesday in a Big Northern Conference battle.