Baseball Game Preview: Addison Trail Blazers vs. Leyden Eagles

The Addison Trail Blazers will face off against the Leyden Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Addison Trail has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight defeats, while Leyden will come in with three straight wins.

Addison Trail lost 12-1 to Downers Grove North on Saturday.

Addison Trail saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric DeBeau, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Leyden and Oak Park-River Forest meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Saturday. The Eagles had just enough and edged out the Huskies 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted against the Huskies since April 6, 2019.

The team relied heavily on Hassan Khrawish, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Jasinski, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.

Leyden hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 3-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.

The win got Leyden back to even at 12-12. As for Addison Trail, their loss dropped their record down to 8-19.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Addison Trail has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Leyden struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.1 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

Everything went Addison Trail's way against Leyden in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Addison Trail made off with a 7-0 victory. Will the Blazers repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.