The Lyons Lions will head out on the road to take on the Brother Rice Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lyons will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
On Wednesday, Lyons had just enough and edged Oak Park-River Forest out 2-1. That's two games straight that Lyons has won by just one run.
Tucker King tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Nathan Anderson relieved him and did a solid job, pitching two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Lyons saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Nicholaus, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Brother Rice beat Marian Catholic 7-2 on Wednesday.
Brother Rice also got a great performance from Brayden McKendrick as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, Gavin Triezenberg was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lyons' record now sits at 3-0. As for Brother Rice, their record now sits at 2-3.
Brother Rice's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Lyons has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .438. It's a different story for Brother Rice, though, as they've only averaged .359. Will they be able to contain Lyons' hitters?
Lyons came up short against Brother Rice in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 7-3. Can Lyons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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