Baseball Recap: Stevenson snaps five-game streak of wins on the road

By Team Reports May 16, 2024, 3:38am

Baseball Recap: Stevenson Patriots vs. Libertyville Wildcats

Stevenson lost against Libertyville last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Stevenson Patriots fell 6-2 to the Libertyville Wildcats. Stevenson has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Brandon Schultz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4.

Even though they lost, Stevenson was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. This was only their first loss (out of six games) when they post three or more doubles.

On Libertyville's side, Johnny Leoris was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Holst, who went 2-for-4 with a triple.

Stevenson's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-10. As for Libertyville, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-7-1.

Stevenson will head out on the road to take on McHenry at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. McHenry's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Stevenson's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Libertyville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Huntley at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Libertyville will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.

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