Baseball Recap: Sandwich Triumphs

By Team Reports May 5, 2025, 9:58pm

Baseball Recap: Sandwich Indians vs. Marengo Indians

Sandwich was handed a 13-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Marengo. For Sandwich, this counts as revenge for the 9-5 win Marengo walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2024.

Nick Michalek

Earned Runs

04/14/25 vs Harvard6
04/08/25 vs Plano6
04/01/25 vs Aurora Central Catholic5
04/28/25 @ Woodstock North3
04/21/25 @ Richmond-Burton2
+ 3 more games

Nick Michalek spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks. Sandwich is 4-1 when Michalek allows three or fewer earned runs, but 10-11 otherwise.

Sandwich is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for Marengo, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 17-6 record.

Sandwich will have a chance to go back-to-back against Marengo: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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