Proviso East had lost six straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 3-16 to make it seven. They came up short against the Willowbrook Warriors, falling 12-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-0 on Monday.
As for Willowbrook, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games.
For Willowbrook's part, they got a great performance from Bobby Biggs as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts Biggs has posted over his last four contests.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Max Wilkison, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Sam Marrese, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI.
Coming up, Willowbrook will face off against Saint Ignatius College Prep at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Proviso East will be paying especially close attention to the Warriors' game: after the Warriors face off against the Wolfpack, they'll take on Proviso East again at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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