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Serena Goodwill came of age in the biggest game of her short high school softball career Wednesday.
And because she did, No. 9 sectional tournament seed Evanston spilled No. 8 Lincoln Park 7-2 in the Class 4A regional opener at Oz Park in Chicago and advanced to the regional championship game on Thursday. The Wildkits will face top-seeded Whitney Young in that matchup.
Goodwill struck out 15, just 2 shy of the ETHS single game record and a likely record for a postseason game, considering the program's lack of success in the Illinois High School Association state tournament series until recently. She fanned every Lion in the starting lineup at least once and scattered 6 hits. Goodwill walked 3 and both runs scored by the hosts were unearned.