Glenbard East was the 5-4 winner over South Elgin when they last played one another last Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The Glenbard East Rams fell just short of the South Elgin Storm by a score of 3-1 on Monday. Glenbard East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For South Elgin's part, Caleb Williams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up eight Ks. Williams has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Connor Lund, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Robertson, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Glenbard East's loss dropped their record down to 15-11-1. As for South Elgin, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9-1 record this season.
Glenbard East will head out on the road to challenge Larkin at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Larkin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for South Elgin, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against West Chicago at 4:30 p.m.
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