The Willowbrook Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Hersey Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Willowbrook is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
Willowbrook will head into Friday's matchup having proved themselves against Berwyn/Cicero Morton: Willowbrook took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against Berwyn/Cicero Morton, but they managed to turn things around on Friday. Willowbrook never let Berwyn/Cicero Morton onto the board and left with a 2-0 win.
Not much got past Jory Crocker, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Berwyn/Cicero Morton off the board. Crocker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Willowbrook saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Bonino, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Meanwhile, everything went Hersey's way against Prospect on Monday as Hersey made off with a 10-4 victory. That's two games straight that Hersey has won by exactly six runs.
Hersey also got a great performance from Jeremy Allen as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Brandon Pflomm was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Diego Garcia was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Willowbrook has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8-2 record this season. As for Hersey, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Willowbrook has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Hersey struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Willowbrook skirted past Hersey 7-6 in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Willowbrook since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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