Proviso East had lost ten straight at home, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 3-24 to make it 11. They lost 8-0 to the Berwyn/Cicero Morton Mustangs. The Pirates were not able to make up for their defeat to the Mustangs from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
As for Berwyn/Cicero Morton, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-22 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.2 runs over those games.
For Berwyn/Cicero Morton's part, the result came thanks to Mathew Roman's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. Roman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Berwyn/Cicero Morton let Jayden Vega and James Richmond run wild. Vega went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Richmond went 3-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those two runs gave Vega a new career-high. Ivan Garcia also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
While Proviso East had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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