West Chicago owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Elgin Maroons as they made off with a 7-0 win. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Maroons recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Ashton Aldaco
| 03/21/25 vs Wheaton North | 7 |
| 05/07/25 @ Streamwood | 4 |
| 04/28/25 vs Yorkville Christian | 3 |
| 03/27/25 vs Metea Valley | 2 |
Not much got past Ashton Aldaco, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Elgin off the board. Aldaco also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because West Chicago is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-17 otherwise.
At the plate, Tommy Doyle and Sam Zalak did most of the damage at the plate: Doyle went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Zalak went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs Zalak has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Zack Kreitzer, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
West Chicago was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
West Chicago's win bumped their record up to 8-19. As for Elgin, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 12 of their last 13 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-23-1 record this season.
West Chicago will take on Dundee-Crown at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Elgin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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