After flying high against Elgin last Tuesday, Larkin came back down to earth. The Larkin Royals took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Glenbard South Raiders on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Larkin of the 10-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Monday.
Larkin saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mikey Hernandez, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Larkin's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-10. As for Glenbard South, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-13 record this season.
Larkin will stay at home for another game and welcome Streamwood at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Larkin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Glenbard South, they will head out on the road to face off against Fenton at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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