Baseball Recap: West Chicago turns things around after road loss

By Team Reports May 14, 2024, 6:18pm

Baseball Recap: West Chicago Wildcats vs. Aurora East Tomcats

There's no place like home for West Chicago, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. Everything went their way against the Aurora East Tomcats on Tuesday as the West Chicago Wildcats made off with an 8-1 win. That's more bragging rights for West Chicago, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Brandon Heath was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Heath was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

In other pitching news, Drew Zeman looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.

Back at the plate, Kyler Campbell was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Rafael Herrera Mota, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

West Chicago is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Aurora East, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-19.

West Chicago will have a chance to go back-to-back against Aurora East: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

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