Lisle had lost eight straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 1-15-1 to make it nine. They lost 10-4 to the Yorkville Christian Mustangs. The Lions were not able to make up for their loss to the Mustangs from their previous meeting back in May of 2023.
As for Yorkville Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5-1 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
For Yorkville Christian's part, they let Tyler Gleason and Nolan Hooper run wild. Gleason got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, while Hooper went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Those two hits gave Hooper a new career-high. Danny Paige also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Lisle and Yorkville Christian could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Lions (ranked 536th) will meet Wilmington (ranked 92nd) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Yorkville Christian will face off against Marquette at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (364 vs. 48).
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