Sandburg extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping them down to 10-4. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the Lincoln-Way Central Knights. The Eagles were not able to make up for their defeat to the Knights from their previous meeting back in April of 2025.
As for Lincoln-Way Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
For Lincoln-Way Central's part, they got a great performance from Alex Panos as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Panos has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Lincoln-Way Central's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Des Gill, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Conor McCabe was another, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one double.
Coming up, Sandburg will challenge Joliet West at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 2.7, the Tigers 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lincoln-Way Central, they will take on Munster at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Knights 4.1, the Mustangs 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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