Baseball Preview: Downers Grove North Trojans vs. Lincoln-Way West Warriors
Downers Grove North is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Lincoln-Way West is on a eight-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Downers Grove North Trojans will take on the Lincoln-Way West Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Downers Grove North: 2.6, Lincoln-Way West: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Downers Grove North earned a 9-6 win over Glenbard West.
Frank Porcelli looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Downers Grove North got a massive performance out of Brady Schallmoser, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jimmy Janicki, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way West can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. Everything went their way against Homewood-Flossmoor as Lincoln-Way West made off with a 12-2 victory.
Colin McCarty tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Lincoln-Way West got a massive performance out of Danny Hodel, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Conor Essenburg, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
Downers Grove North's win bumped their record up to 19-2. As for Lincoln-Way West, their victory bumped their record up to 18-0.
Downers Grove North suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Lincoln-Way West in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Downers Grove North, Reagan King (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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