Downers Grove North and Lyons are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Downers Grove North Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Lyons Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Downers Grove North has three straight wins, Lyons has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Downers Grove North sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over Lyons.
The team relied heavily on Jude Warwick, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Sanchez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Downers Grove North pushed their record up to 23-5 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Lyons, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Downers Grove North has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lyons struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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