Lincoln-Way West has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Stagg Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Stagg took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lincoln-Way West, who comes in off a win.
Lincoln-Way West can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Lockport as Lincoln-Way West made off with a 10-4 win.
Conor Essenburg was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Essenburg has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Essenburg was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Danny Hodel, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Lucas Acevedo was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Stagg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Lincoln-Way West by a score of 8-7. That's two games in a row now that Stagg has lost by just one run.
Lincoln-Way West's victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0. As for Stagg, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Lincoln-Way West skirted past Stagg 8-7 in their previous meeting on Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln-Way West 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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