The York Dukes are on the road again on Friday to play the Lyons Lions at 4:45 p.m. York will be strutting in after a victory while Lyons will be coming in after a loss.
York is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Proviso West 24-0. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Morgen Balfanz was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Balfanz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Maggie Demopoulos and Anna Kapotas did most of the damage at the plate: Demopoulos went 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Kapotas scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Katelyn Hood was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lyons unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 8-5 to Oak Park-River Forest. The defeat continues a trend for Lyons in their matchups with Oak Park-River Forest: they've now lost four in a row.
York has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11 record this season. As for Lyons, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
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