The York Dukes will face off against the Wheaton-Warrenville South Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (York has three straight wins, Wheaton-Warrenville South has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
York is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Proviso West 17-1 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Dukes, who have now won five matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Jack Lonergan looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jack Kamienski, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Nick Allen was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
York was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .364 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Wheaton-Warrenville South didn't have quite enough to beat Schaumburg on Tuesday and fell 5-4.
Wheaton-Warrenville South's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for York, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
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