The Lyons Lions will head out to square off against the York Dukes at 4:45 p.m. on Friday.
On Wednesday, Lyons came up short against Oak Park-River Forest and fell 10-5. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, York had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They blew past the Panthers 18-1. With that victory, the Dukes brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Ava Jordanof was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Jordanof was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, York got a massive performance out of Avery Kanouse, who went 2-for-3 with six RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most runs Kanouse has posted since back in April. Sophia Lanciloti was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four stolen bases and three runs.
York was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .833. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
York pushed their record up to 17-10 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lyons, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-15.
Lyons might still be hurting after the 13-6 loss they got from York in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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