Baseball Recap: Joliet West Triumphs

With a playoff win on the line, Joliet West rose to the challenge on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Richards Bulldogs 2-1.

Tigers

Previous 3 Games (Home)

05/29/25 vs Richards	2-1
05/19/25 vs Plainfield Central	3-2
05/13/25 vs Plainfield East	11-2

Joliet West's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-16. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Richards, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-9.

As of now, neither Joliet West nor the Bulldogs have any future games scheduled.