Proviso West extended their losing streak to 17 on Tuesday, dropping them down to 2-19. They lost 13-0 to the Lyons Lions. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-0 on Monday.
As for Lyons, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-5. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won 11 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
For Lyons' part, Jack Slightom tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Slightom has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Lyons got a massive performance out of Tommy Georgelos, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most runs Georgelos has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Brady Koren, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
While Proviso West had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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