Glenbard West extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 9-16 in the process. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the York Dukes. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Dukes this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-5 on Monday.
As for York, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games.
For York's part, they got a great performance from Jack Lonergan as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Lonergan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Josh Fleming, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Allen, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
While Glenbard West had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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