Baseball Game Preview: Willowbrook Warriors vs. Proviso East Pirates

Willowbrook has gone a perfect 10-0 against Proviso East recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Warriors will host the Pirates at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Willowbrook has five straight victories, Proviso East has 14 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Willowbrook proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by ten) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Saint Ignatius College Prep, sneaking past 8-7.

Luke Ranieri

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/30/25 @ Saint Ignatius College Prep	6
04/15/25 vs Downers Grove South	4
04/12/25 @ Proviso West	4
04/26/25 @ York	1
04/23/25 @ Downers Grove South	1

Willowbrook got a great performance from Luke Ranieri as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over 5.1 innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave Ranieri a new career-high.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jory Crocker, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 11 contests. Another player making a difference was Jesus Torres, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.

Willowbrook always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .524. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matches.

Willowbrook hit Proviso East with a seven-run seventh inning , which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Pirates lost 12-2 to the Warriors.

Willowbrook pushed their record up to 17-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Proviso East, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.

Everything went Willowbrook's way against Proviso East when the teams last played on Tuesday, as Willowbrook made off with a 12-2 win. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.