Baseball Recap: Minooka Takes Down Ranked Lincoln-Way West

Indians

Margin (Wins)

04/15/25 @ Plainfield South	14
04/16/25 vs Plainfield East	11
04/03/25 vs Lincoln-Way Central	11
03/21/25 @ Coal City	11
04/08/25 vs Joliet Central	10

Minooka faced Lincoln-Way West in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Indians never let the Warriors get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Minooka has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lincoln-Way West, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-3.

Looking ahead, Minooka will be playing in front of their home fans against Oswego East at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Lincoln-Way West, they are taking a road trip to challenge Homewood-Flossmoor at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.