The Downers Grove North Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lyons Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Downers Grove North will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Downers Grove North stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over Lyons. Downers Grove North's win was all the more impressive since Lyons was averaging only 3.42 runs allowed on the season.
Braylon Tomlinson looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jude Warwick and Brady Schallmoser did most of the damage at the plate: Warwick scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Schallmoser scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Edgar Santos was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Downers Grove North's victory bumped their record up to 22-5. As for Lyons, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Downers Grove North has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lyons struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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