The Lyons Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Downers Grove North Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lyons: 3.1, Downers Grove North: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lyons is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Naperville Central just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Redhawks by a score of 4-3.
Lyons got a good showing from Dominic Pisciotti, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Lyons saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Severson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Brack Hyde, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Downers Grove North, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over Addison Trail on Friday.
Carter Cosenza looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Colin Santos and Carlos Sanchez did most of the damage at the plate: Santos scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Sanchez scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Brady Schallmoser was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Lyons' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-5. As for Downers Grove North, their victory bumped their record up to 21-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lyons has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Downers Grove North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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