Softball/Fox Valley roundup

Cary-Grove 8, Crystal Lake South 6: The Trojans (7-5, 2-1) scored 3 in the top of the seventh to steal away a win on the road in Fox Valley Conference Valley Division action. Jamie Deering had a double with a pair of RBI to power the offense. Lauren Stanley came on in relief and left with the win, going 3 innings giving up just 1 hit and 1 run. For the Gators, Hailee Massie had a double and 3 RBI while teammate Jenica Terry smashed a solo homer. Massie also took the loss in relief, giving up 2 runs without allowing a hit.

McHenry 11, Dundee-Crown 0: Mustering only 2 hits in the game, the Chargers were unable to generate much of anything, falling in the FVC Valley. Lauren Mercado and Mallory Schilf each had a single, the only hits for the Chargers. Lauren Girard took the loss.

Hampshire 20, Johnsburg 3: Nine of the 19 Whip-Pur hits went for extra bases as they jumped all over Johnsburg to stay perfect in the FVC Fox. All but two of Hampshire's (10-7, 3-0) starters had a hit with Becca Hurst (2 2Bs, 4 RBI, 2 RS) and Sara Finn (4-for-5, 2 2Bs, 3 RBI, 2 RS) leading the way. Haley Widmayer fired 5 innings of 4 hit ball, giving up 2 runs and striking out 8.

Bartlett 11, Batavia 1: Scoring 7 runs in the top of the fourth, the Hawks (10-4, 4-2) cruised to an easy victory over Upstate Eight Conference foe Batavia on the road. Amy Johnson crushed a 2-run home run for her only hit, while teammate Alex Morales had 3 singles and 2 RBI. Aylssa Nowak improved her record to 4-0 as she pitched a complete game, giving up only 1 run on 5 hits.

Larkin 14, East Aurora 0: Larkin's (3-7, 1-4) bats finally woke up, scoring enough to run-rule the Tomcats in UEC action. Alex Bednarski had 2 doubles and 3 RBI while teammate Sophie Young also had a pair of RBI. Sarah Hansen earned the complete-game shutout, striking out 5 on her way to the win.