Lincoln-Way West is on a 21-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Lincoln-Way Central is on a nine-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lincoln-Way West Warriors will take on the Lincoln-Way Central Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lincoln-Way West: 3, Lincoln-Way Central: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lincoln-Way West stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They never let Kankakee onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory.
Lincoln-Way West got a great performance from Antony Vita as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Conor Essenburg was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ben Shea, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way Central faced Minooka in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Lincoln-Way Central walked away with an 8-3 win over Minooka. That's two games straight that Lincoln-Way Central has won by exactly five runs.
Lincoln-Way West's victory bumped their record up to 24-1. As for Lincoln-Way Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Lincoln-Way West came up short against Lincoln-Way Central in their previous matchup on Monday, falling 6-1. Will Lincoln-Way West have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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