Baseball Recap: South Elgin Makes It Five in a Row on the Road

Storm

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 vs Elgin	23
04/21/25 vs Larkin	15
04/15/25 @ Elgin	14
03/27/25 vs Lewis County	10
04/22/25 @ Larkin	8

West Aurora typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday South Elgin proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Blackhawks with a sharp 8-1 victory. The Storm might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by seven runs or more this season.

Zacharia Barkho tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, South Elgin let Justin Pold and Connor Lund run wild. Pold went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI, while Lund went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. Pold is becoming a predictor of South Elgin's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-9 when he doesn't).

South Elgin pushed their record up to 11-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for West Aurora, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-3.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Elgin will welcome Glenbard South at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Storm's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Raiders have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season. As for West Aurora, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Elmwood Park at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.