The Grayslake Central Rams are on the road again on Friday to play the Libertyville Wildcats at 4:45 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Grayslake Central beats Libertyville with eight runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Grayslake Central was the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Woodstock on Thursday. That's two games straight that Grayslake Central has won by exactly seven runs.
Jerry Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cayden Woods, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cal Hanson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Libertyville never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They blew past Zion-Benton 10-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Libertyville considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Chase Lockwood was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Lockwood has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Lockwood was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Josh Holst was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1. Bode Rohrbach was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
Grayslake Central has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Libertyville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-7-1.
Grayslake Central skirted past Libertyville 10-9 when the teams last played back in May of 2022. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Libertyville's Michael Scarpelli, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Grayslake Central to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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