The Morgan Park Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Von Steuben Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Morgan Park is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Kenwood last Monday. They lost 9-2 to the Broncos. Morgan Park has not had much luck with Kenwood recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Von Steuben scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Hyde Park an 18-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Von Steuben considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Elih Elfinger looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gio Perez was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Axel Rivera, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Morgan Park's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Von Steuben, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-14 record this season.
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