Proviso West had lost nine straight at home dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 0-9 to make it ten. They lost 16-0 to the Lyons Lions. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-0 last Tuesday.
As for Lyons, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-13. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
For Lyons' part, Lucy Lee looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts Lee has posted since back in April.
At the plate, Lyons let Paxton Cutler and Mia Jovicic run wild. Cutler went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double, while Jovicic went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. Those four RBI gave Cutler a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Hicks, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Proviso West and Lyons could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Panthers (ranked 447th) will meet York (ranked 120th) at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Lyons will square off against Glenbard West at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (218 vs. 61).
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