Baseball Preview: Bolingbrook Raiders vs. Sandburg Eagles
Bolingbrook is 0-10 against Sandburg since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Bolingbrook Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Sandburg Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Bolingbrook is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Bolingbrook will bounce into Monday's game after beating Lockport, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Bolingbrook came out on top in a nail-biter against Lockport on Thursday and snuck past 4-3.
Bolingbrook got a great performance from Josh Lamberson as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Lamberson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Thomas Corley was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Sandburg got the win against Tinley Park on Wednesday by a conclusive 12-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Sandburg.
Bolingbrook's record now sits at 7-8. As for Sandburg, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4.
Bolingbrook came up short against Sandburg in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 8-5. Can Bolingbrook avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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