Seneca sophomore pitcher Tessa Krull allowed Marquette a run on three hits in the first, but retired 20 of the final 23 batters the rest of the way in leading her team to a 3-1 Tri-County Conference triumph at June Gross Field on Thursday afternoon.
The Serena softball team — behind a five-hitter in the circle by Maddie Glade and clutch sixth-inning RBI hits by Cassie Walsh and Brynley Glade — topped Newark 3-1 in Wednesday's Little Ten Conference game at Serena High School.
Both Sycamore starter Matt Rosado and Morris starter Cody DelFavero were locked in a pitchers duel on Wednesday. But Morris got two runs off the Sycamore ace in the seventh to tie things up then got three off the Sycamore bullpen in the 5-3 win.
The Seneca softball team pushed a run across in the top of the 11th inning on Tuesday to defeat Marquette 6-5 in the Tri-County Conference game.
Sophomore Alec Novotney pitched Marquette past rival Seneca 10-0 in a key Tri-County Conference game Tuesday.
Morris senior pitcher Elaina Vidales shut down a Serena rally in the fourth and continued the theme the final three innings to help her team to a 12-8 victory over the Huskers on Thursday afternoon in Morris.
The Seneca baseball team used two runs in the seventh, then a two-out RBI single by Josh Lucas in the eighth inning to complete a 5-4 comeback win over Streator on Friday afternoon.
The Ottawa softball team scored four runs in the first inning and starting pitcher Peyton Bryson tossed a complete game in the Pirates 9-3 win over Morris at King Field on Wednesday afternoon.
The "extra" outs – a missed fly ball that led to two runs in the secondand two wayward throws in the fifth that opened the door to a lead-flipping, five-run frame – burned WFC softball Monday in a 6-4 loss at Seneca.