Baseball Preview: Lake Station Edison Fighting Eagles vs. Westville Blackhawks
The Lake Station Edison Fighting Eagles will be playing at home against the Westville Blackhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Lake Station Edison finally turned things around against River Forest on Wednesday. Lake Station Edison won by a run and slipped past River Forest 5-4.
Clayton Hammons spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, Lake Station Edison saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Hastings, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Rowan, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Westville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They put the hurt on Marquette Catholic with a sharp 13-2 victory on Monday. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for Westville this season.
Jack Stacy made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Stacy was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Rory Bradney was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Gavin Hannon, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Lake Station Edison's win bumped their record up to 4-9. As for Westville, their victory bumped their record up to 3-11.
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