The Niles West Wolves will venture away from home to square off against the Hersey Huskies at 4:45 p.m. on Friday.
Things were looking good for Niles West after they put the first runs on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Glenbrook South by a score of 4-3. The Wolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Yacoub Rayan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Niles West saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Lim, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Eli Ordower also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Hersey put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their undefeated season alive. They put the hurt on Maine West with a sharp 12-2 win. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by eight runs or more this season.
Hersey also got a great performance from Keegan Luxem as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Luxem has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Marcus Krecu was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Chuck Meister, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Hersey kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive games.
Hersey pushed their record up to 8-0-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Niles West, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8-1.
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