El Modena typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Villa Park proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the El Modena Vanguards. This was payback for Villa Park, who suffered a 5-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Justin Tims spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nate Lewis was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Zach Mattern was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On El Modena's side, they got a good showing from Ryan Novajoski, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off three hits.
At the plate, El Modena saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lukus Alvarado, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Villa Park's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for El Modena, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5-1.
Villa Park will have a chance to go back-to-back against El Modena: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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