For the second straight game, Leyden will face off against Berwyn/Cicero Morton. The Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Leyden has three straight wins, Berwyn/Cicero Morton has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Leyden is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since March 24th on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Berwyn/Cicero Morton 7-5.
Julian Martinez
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Julian Martinez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. He is becoming a predictor of Leyden's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 3-8 when he doesn't). Martinez was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2025.
In other batting news, Leyden got a big performance out of Carter Ott, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Joseph O'Neill also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Leyden's record now sits at 5-9. As for Berwyn/Cicero Morton, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
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