Baseball Recap: Lincoln-Way East Has No Trouble Against Sandburg

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Previous Games

05/21/25 - Away	11-2 W
05/19/25 - Home	1-0 W
05/15/24 - Away	9-0 W
05/14/24 - Away	3-7 L
05/11/23 - Home	12-2 W
+ 5 more games

Lincoln-Way East barely beat Sandburg the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Griffins put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 11-2 victory on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Griffins considering their one-run performance the contest before.

The win made it two in a row for Lincoln-Way East and bumps their season record up to 23-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Sandburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-11.

Lincoln-Way East and Sandburg should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Griffins (ranked ninth) will meet Reavis (ranked 96th) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lincoln-Way East 4, the Rams 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Sandburg will face off against St. Rita at 4:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (30 vs. 147).