Baseball Preview: Leyden Eagles vs. Downers Grove South Mustangs
Leyden is 0-10 against Downers Grove South since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Leyden Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Downers Grove South Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. Leyden is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Leyden's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Downers Grove North on Saturday. Their rough 10-0 loss to the Trojans might stick with them for a while.
Drelyn Jones was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-1 with a triple and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Downers Grove South came tearing into Saturday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Lions onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Downers Grove South's victory was all the more impressive since Lyons was averaging only 3.73 runs allowed on the season.
Leyden's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Downers Grove South, they pushed their record up to 10-5-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Leyden might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Downers Grove South in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Leyden avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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