KENOSHA, Wis. — In their second home doubleheader of the season, the Carthage College softball team continued the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) play on Tuesday sweeping Wheaton (Ill.) 4-1 in game one and 6-3 in game two at Carthage Softball Field. 

Carthage (7-5, 5-3 CCIW) got on the board first in game one with a Wheaton (Ill.) (9-7, 6-4 CCIW) error later, Madison Ganir scored extending the advantage to 2-0. A double from Madison Kern in the third allowed Naomi Alonzo to score and made it 3-0. Following a sacrifice fly from Donna Stevens which was deep enough to score Bella Spittler, the Thunder tallied a lone run but the Firebirds won the game with a final popout 4-1. 

Carthage struck first in game two with a solo home run from Ellie Bernero in the second inning. Wheaton (Ill.) responded with a single run in the third before a two-run double from Rylee Johnson and a Thunder error gave the Firebirds a 4-1 advantage. After Wheaton (Ill.) tacked on a run in the fifth, Johnson hit a single that allowed Alonzo to score then Courtney Polanski doubled to right center which scored Johnson. Though the Thunder scored in the seventh a final groundout sealed the victory for Carthage 6-3. 

Next up, the Firebirds are scheduled to play Carroll (Wis.) on Thursday, April 8 starting at 3 p.m. 

Quick Facts

• Naomi Alonzo and Madison Ganir each tallied two hits in game one. 
• In the circle, Stefanie Guercio fanned eight batters over seven innings of work for her third win of the season in game one. Ellie Bernero struck out six batters over seven innings for her second win. 
• Three Firebirds had registered two hits in game two: Ellie Bernero, Naomi Alonzo and Rylee Johnson.
• Johnson led Carthage in runs batted in with three in game two.

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