Baseball Preview: Lyons Lions vs. Hinsdale Central Red Devils
The Lyons Lions will be playing at home against the Hinsdale Central Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lyons is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Last Tuesday, Lyons beat Hinsdale Central 7-4.
Jake Shumaker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Shumaker has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances. Shumaker was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other pitching news, Mercer Krantz looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Shumaker wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luke Nicholaus, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Lyons' win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-4. As for Hinsdale Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-13.
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