The Downers Grove North Trojans will challenge the Romeoville Spartans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Downers Grove North is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Downers Grove North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Plainfield East a 3-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Trojans have won by exactly three runs.
Not much got past Jimmy Reilly, who gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Plainfield East off the board. Reilly has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Downers Grove North saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sean Cabaj, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Brady Schallmoser was another, earning one run and two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Romeoville hadn't done well against Yorkville recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Spartans came out on top against the Foxes by a score of 6-1.
Downers Grove North pushed their record up to 28-7 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Romeoville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-14 record this season.
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