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LeBeau, Jenkins Lead Richards to Sectional Title

Richards 1, Mother McAuley 0. Brianna LeBeau handled the pitching duties and Hannah Jenkins accounted for the only scoring for the Bulldogs.

From Day 1, Brianna LeBeau and Hannah Jenkins have supplied the Richards softball team with power pitching and powerful hitting.

And in the championship game of the Class 4A Morton Secitonal on Saturday, the two girls two struck again as the Bulldogs topped Mother McAuley 1-0 in an instant classic.

LeBeau, the junior pitcher who is bound for Northwestern, fired a two-hit shutout for Richards. Jenkins slugged a solo homer in the fourth inning to account for the only scoring in a heated battle.

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Richards (32-2) moves on to play Benet Academy at 4:30 p.m. Monday in the Hinsdale South Supersectional. Benet advanced with a 5-0 victory over Downers Grove South.


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