Baseball Recap: Youngker picks up fourth straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 11, 2024, 11:08am

Baseball Recap: Youngker Roughriders vs. Lemont Lemont HS

Youngker stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard in their second game on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Lemont Lemont HS with a sharp 12-4 victory. The win was nothing new for Youngker as they're now sitting on ten straight.

Derrick Linley was incredible, going 4-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Villegas, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Youngker's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs per game. As for Lemont, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2.

Youngker will head out on the road to take on Snowflake at 9:00 a.m. in Friday's first game. Snowflake is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season. As for Lemont, they will square off against Show Low at 12:00 p.m. in their first game on Friday. Show Low is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.

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