Baseball Recap: Hoffman Estates Comes Up Short

Hoffman Estates lost to Elk Grove back in May of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Hawks took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grenadiers.

Mason Walker made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.

Hoffman Estates dropped their record down to 7-18 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Elk Grove, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-18.

While Hoffman Estates had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday.