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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.