The Elmwood Park Tigers will head out to challenge the Bartlett Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Elmwood Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Elmwood Park came up short against Glenbard East and fell 9-5. The Tigers have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Leobel Chan made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Bartlett came tearing into Tuesday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Maroons as they made off with a 10-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won 11 matchups by nine runs or more so far this season.
Joe Kennedy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Josh Colaizzi was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Bartlett's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-8 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Vince Yario, who earned two RBI, one run, and two stolen bases.
Elmwood Park's loss dropped their record down to 10-12-1. As for Bartlett, their win bumped their record up to 18-8.
Elmwood Park came up short against Bartlett in their previous matchup back in May of 2025, falling 4-1. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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