The Chronicle

Staff Writer

The women’s softball team is back to its winning ways and has broken their season-high win streak of five games.

On April 17, the Lancers started the weekend by playing South Suburban College on the road. The Lancers lost the first game of the two-game set by a slim margin with a final score of 7-6.

Looking to rebound from the loss, the Lancers came out strong in the second game. Both their offense and defense played well. The pitching and defense held South Suburban to two runs, while the offense came out swinging, putting up 11 runs to win the game 11-2.

 

With make-up games against Oakton on the 19, the Lancers looked to build off that win and string together more. The Lancers picked up the two wins against Oakton by forfeit. Adding those two wins, the Lancers had three wins in a row.

The Lancers wanted to earn every win by playing and were ready to host Moraine Valley Community College.

The first game was a low scoring affair, but the Lancers came out with the 2-1 win in game one. The second game was higher scoring and the Lancers edged out Moraine Valley and won 8-5, sweeping the two-game set against their conference rival and extending the streak to five games, tying the season-high win streak.

Looking to keep the wins coming, namely conference games, the Lancers hosted Waubonsee Community College for their next two games. The first game the Lancers won 8-5, and pushed the winning streak to six games, setting a new season-high win streak.

In the second game, they went on an offensive tear and won their seventh straight game with a score of 12-4.

The win also marked the sixth straight home win and, more impressively, their eight straight conference game win.

Since the start of April, the Lancers have won 11 out of their 12 conference games, a goal Coach Garcia had for her team. She wanted the Lancers to play well against conference opponents and finish with a good record to have a high seed once the playoffs start.

The Lancers have 15 wins and 15 losses and still have a few games left before the season comes to a close. As long as they keep playing hard and giving 100 percent, they’ll be ready for the post season where they could finish where Coach Garcia hoped they’d finish--first place and winning state.