The Grant Park Dragons will challenge the Cissna Park Timberwolves at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Cissna Park took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Grant Park, who comes in off a win.
Grant Park took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They never let Illinois Lutheran get on the board and left with a 17-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Dragons in their matchups with the Chargers: they've now won four in a row.
Brody Litton and Joey McGinley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Litton pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, McGinley tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Litton scored a run while going 1-for-1, while McGinley scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That stolen base was McGinley's first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jayden Kaack, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Dean Malkowski, who scored two runs while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.
Grant Park was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, Cissna Park came up short against St. Anne on Wednesday, falling 9-3.
Joah Henrichs was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Cissna Park dropped their record down to 0-2 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Grant Park, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Grant Park couldn't quite get it done against Cissna Park in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 9-5. Can Grant Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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