On May 14, the Lady Leafs kicked off the final week of the regular season with a wild 15-13 win over LaSalle-Peru on Senior Night. Sidney Spindel went 3-5 with three doubles and two driven in. Avery Kennedy tripled while Lynn Cotty and Madisyn Buysse each added a double in the win. The following day, GHS jumped out to an 8-2 lead and never looked back in a 10-3 victory over visiting Ottawa. Emily Bopes and Kyah Newell each recorded two hits while driving in a combined six of the ten runs.
Western Big 6 Champion Sterling came to JFE on Thursday to wrap up WB6 play with a 5-0 win over the Lady Leafs. The regular season concluded on Saturday in Moline as the Leafs took part in the Super Duals. Machesney Park Harlem picked up a 1-0 win over GHS but the Lady Leafs came right back later in the day to defeat Bartonville Limestone 5-0. Talisa Thomas pitched a complete game as she gave up just six runs over the course of 7 innings while striking out 6.
Next Up: #5 seeded Lady Leafs will travel to Dunlap on Tuesday (6:00pm) to take on the #3 Eagles in the IHSA 3A Regional Semifinals. The winner will face #2 Pontiac or #8 Galesburg on Friday in Dunlap.
Lady Leafs 15 LaSalle-Peru 13 - May 14
Lady Leafs 10 Ottawa 3 - May 15
Sterling 5 Lady Leafs 0 - May 16
Machesney Park Harlem 1 Lady Leafs 0 - May 18
Lady Leafs 5 Bartonville Limestone 0 - May 18
JV Scores
Lady Leafs 3 Ottawa 2
Lady Leafs 23 Sterling 13