In what's become a running theme this season, Lake Park gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 12-5 margin over the South Elgin Storm. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lake Park.
Lake Park got a great performance from Joe Cicero as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Cicero has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Jayden Patel was incredible, going 3-for-5 with three doubles, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Derek Ittner, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On South Elgin's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Pold, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI. Andrew Shall was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Lake Park's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for South Elgin, they have fallen quite a ways from their 17-8 record last season and are now at 1-3-1.
Lake Park will be playing in front of their home fans against Batavia at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Lake Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season. As for South Elgin, they will be playing at home against Bartlett at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Elgin has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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