Prep Sports Notebook: Unity beats VG, Spartan softball pounds STM
Still undefeated, Rockets bounce Villa Grove
Taylor Henry and Taylor Joop tallied three hits apiece in Unity's non-conference home game against Villa Grove.
The Rockets, who are ranked #17 in Class 2A in this week's ICA softball poll, collected at least one run in five of the six innings they played to beat the Blue Devils, 6-1.
Unity will put their undefeated 7-0 record on the line in their Illini Prairie game against Pontiac at home on Thursday.
SJO demolishes STM
Sophomore slugger Maggie Ward drove in four runs to help St. Joseph-Ogden pound St. Thomas More on the road, 18-1.
Alyssa Acton picked up the pitching win after giving up just two hits and one run out of her 58 pitches. The sophomore struck out seven Sabers after coming into the game in the bottom of the first inning.
Ward along with Kelsey Martlage (3 RBI) tapped out a pair of hits for the 8-4 Spartans.
SJO baseball robs bases at will from St. Thomas More
The Spartans rolled up ten stolen bases in their road game at St. Thomas More on Tuesday.
Andrew Beyers, Coby Miller and Ty Pence stole two bases each in SJO's 11-2 domination of the Sabers. Miller crossed the plate three times.
Tyler Altenbaumer surrendered just three hits on 86 pitches and struck out seven. Ty Pence closed out the contest with 22 pitches sacrificing one hit.
