Baseball Recap: Hinsdale Central Red Devils vs. Lyons Lions
Hinsdale Central lost against Lyons last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Hinsdale Central Red Devils fell 7-4 to the Lyons Lions. Hinsdale Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Lyons' part, Jake Shumaker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 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 solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other pitching news, Mercer Krantz looked comfortable as he tossed 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.
Hinsdale Central's loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Lyons, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hinsdale Central will take on Oak Park-River Forest at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Oak Park-River Forest and Hinsdale Central are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Lyons, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Hinsdale Central at 4:30 p.m.
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