Beware the sisters Grim.
Fair warning for the rest of the Class A softball field, which will have to worry about Beecher’s 6-foot identical-twin sluggers Jenna and Jacqueline Grim as the state quarterfinals unfold Friday in East Peoria.
They’ve been inseparable since Jacqueline beat Jenna into the world by one minute on Jan. 5, 1989. They do everything together, including hit.
Jenna is batting .536 with seven home runs; Jacqueline .446 with five. They have combined for 93 runs batted in.
“We do everything together, we finish each other’s sentences and we have the same best friend — (shortstop) Rachel Krabbe,” Jacqueline said.
“There is one difference,” Jenna noted. “I’m a Sox fan, and she likes the Cubs.”
The Loyola-bound twins head a Beecher lineup that is hitting .377 and has outscored five playoff opponents 59-0.
Valparaiso signee Jill Jacobson (.448) leads off, and junior Alex Lagesse is batting .477. Beecher (30-4) opens against Carterville (27-2).
Choosing the same college was a no-brainer once Loyola offered dual scholarships.
“Being a twin, you always have a best friend wherever you go,” Jacqueline said.
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