OTTAWA, Ill. – MATC softball extended its recent winning streak to eight games by going undefeated (4-0) with wins over Oakton, Prairie State, Morton and Elgin during its Conference Clash at Peck Park this past weekend.

On Saturday, the Stormers claimed a 4-1 win over Oakton before taking a 3-0 shutout win over Prairie State. MATC then carried its momentum into Sunday, where they earned a 21-6 win in five innings over Morton before wrapping up its weekend by taking a 23-4 win in five innings over Elgin.

"I am very proud of our team," MATC head coach Joe Kuntner said of his team's performances during the Conference Clash. "Our goal this weekend was to go 4-0 and give our pitchers much needed rest and we accomplished both of these goals.

"Winning eight games in a row is a great accomplishment, but we aren't done yet. We have some tough opponents coming up."

Game 1: MATC 4, Oakton 1

• MATC scored four unanswered runs after Oakton took a 1-0 lead into the second
• Jayden Moss barreled a solo home run in the fourth to tie the game at one run apiece
• Back-to-back RBI doubles from Ryen Pagano and Ava Mark extended MATC's lead to 3-1 in the fifth
• Aniesa Neave hit an RBI single to plate Zoey Murph (double) in the sixth, which gave the Stormers' a 4-1 lead
• Eleanor Henschel (2-4) gave up two hits and one run over seven innings, striking out seven and walking three to earn her second win of the season
• Sophia Hansen and Mia Carani each had one single apiece

Game 2: MATC 3, Prairie State 0

• MATC starter Jordan Hanserd (3-3) was utterly dominant in the circle, giving up zero runs on just three hits with a dozen strikeouts over a complete-game effort to earn the win
• Ryen Pagano barreled a three-run blast in the fourth, scoring Lily Dorado (walk) and Jayden Moss (single) to break the 0-0 tie
• MATC's offense totaled five hits on the day
• Pagano went 2-for-2 with a double and team-high three RBIs
• Sophia Hansen recorded one double
• Zoey Murph and Moss had one single each

Game 3: MATC 21, Morton 5 (5 Innings)

• MATC scored one or more runs in all five innings against Morton, including a 12-run explosion in the fifth
• Zoey Murph drove in three runs on four hits, including two doubles to lead the Stormers' high-scoring offense
• Ava Marx and Ryen Pagano collectively led the 12-run fifth-inning by each recording two-RBI doubles
• Ava D'Acquisto went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and three runs scored in the 10-spot
• Nevaeh Folk tossed all five innings, allowing five earned runs on seven hits while striking out two to earn the win
• Aniesa Neave, Eleanor Henschel, Pagano, and Marx each had multi-hit efforts at the plate

Game 4: MATC 23, Elgin 4 (5 Innings)

• MATC erased a 3-2 deficit through one inning of play by outscoring Elgin 21-1 over the final four innings
• Leading 10-3 through three innings, the Stormers erupted for an 11-run fourth-inning to put the game out of reach
• Rylyn Paulick and Sophia Hansen each had three-run homers in the fourth
• Madi Johnson Hass recorded a two-run homer in the third
• Lily Dorado surrendered four runs (three earned) on eight hits while striking out four over five innings to earn the win in complete-game effort
• Jordan Hanserd went 2-or-4 with a team-high four RBIs to lead the Stormers at the plate
• Hansen tallied three hits, three RBIs, five runs scored, and two walks
• Aniesa Neave collected four hits, three RBIs and one run scored
• Paulick had two hits, three RBIs and two runs scored

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MATC (22-17) will host Rock Valley for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m. Tuesday.