Baseball Preview: Libertyville Wildcats vs. Grayslake Central Rams
The Libertyville Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Grayslake Central Rams at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Libertyville's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Zion-Benton 10-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Libertyville considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Chase Lockwood was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Lockwood has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Lockwood was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Josh Holst, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Bode Rohrbach was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
Meanwhile, Grayslake Central came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They beat the Blue Streaks by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-1.
Jerry Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cayden Woods, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordon Dumas, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Libertyville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7-1 record this season. As for Grayslake Central, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-8.
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