Baseball Recap: Lyons Lions vs. Hinsdale Central Red Devils
Lyons came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Hinsdale Central Red Devils. That's more bragging rights for Lyons, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jake Shumaker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Shumaker has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances. Shumaker was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other pitching news, Mercer Krantz looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Shumaker wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luke Nicholaus, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Lyons' win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-4. As for Hinsdale Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-13.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lyons will take on Hinsdale Central at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hinsdale Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Oak Park-River Forest at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hinsdale Central and Oak Park-River Forest are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
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