West Chicago has not done well against South Elgin recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The West Chicago Wildcats sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 victory over the South Elgin Storm. The win made it back-to-back victories for West Chicago.
The team relied heavily on Zach Williamson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On South Elgin's side, Aedon Segovia made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Lund, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, South Elgin didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Chicago only tossed three.
West Chicago has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for South Elgin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-11-1.
West Chicago will head out on the road to take on Plainfield South at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for South Elgin, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Bartlett at 4:30 p.m. on May 22nd.
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