Baseball Recap: South Elgin wins going away against Larkin

By Team Reports Apr 24, 2024, 9:54pm

Baseball Recap: South Elgin Storm vs. Larkin Royals

South Elgin came tearing into Wednesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Larkin Royals 11-2. That's more bragging rights for South Elgin, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Connor Lund was a standout: he scored three runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. Jacob Robertson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

On Larkin's side, they got a good showing from Logan Leaver, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Leaver has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Larkin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Novelli, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

South Elgin is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9-1 record this season. As for Larkin, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8.

South Elgin will have a chance to go back-to-back against Larkin: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

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