Wheaton Academy came tearing into Monday's game with 15 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes as they made off with a 12-1 victory. Considering Wheaton Academy has won seven contests by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Bryce Legel looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Wheaton Academy let Gino Spinelli and Will Clegg loose on the outfield. Spinelli scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Clegg went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs. Jackson From was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Marian Central Catholic's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Kowalsky, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Wheaton Academy's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Marian Central Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.
Wheaton Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Marian Central Catholic: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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