The Addison Trail Blazers will head out on the road to take on the Leyden Eagles at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Leyden took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Addison Trail, who comes in off a win.
Addison Trail proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 16) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Berwyn/Cicero Morton 4-3.
Meanwhile, Leyden didn't have quite enough to beat Hinsdale South on Monday and fell 7-5. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Hornets: they've now lost four in a row.
Abigail Cortez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Carmen Richardson, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Addison Trail is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for Leyden, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-14.
Addison Trail came out on top in a nail-biter against Leyden when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blazers since the team 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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