Plainfield East had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 11-13 to make it four. They lost 13-0 to the Joliet West Tigers. The game marked the first time this year in which the Bengals were not able to get on the board.
As for Joliet West, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 19-7-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
For Joliet West's part, they got a great performance from Keegan Schwarting as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. Schwarting has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Brayden Myers was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Bobby Malinowski was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one run.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Plainfield East will head out to face off against Sandburg at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Joliet West, they will venture away from home to square off against Lincoln-Way East at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 3.5, the Griffins 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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