The Chicago Mt. Carmel Caravan will take on the Lincoln-Way Central Knights at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lincoln-Way Central will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Chicago Mt. Carmel extended their winning streak to three on Monday. The Caravan's pitchers stepped up to hand Chicago Washington a 14-0 shutout.
Chicago Mt. Carmel got a great performance from Jake Matise as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Kolin Adams was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. He continues to improve, besting his previous run total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tj McQuillan, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Chicago Mt. Carmel lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted in their last 11 matchups.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way Central made easy work of Bradley-Bourbonnais on Wednesday and carried off an 8-2 victory. The win continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Boilermakers: they've now won seven in a row.
Chicago Mt. Carmel pushed their record up to 20-12 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Lincoln-Way Central, their victory bumped their record up to 17-10.
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