Berwyn/Cicero Morton waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Proviso East Pirates 9-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Berwyn/Cicero Morton also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Nathan Rubio and Alejandro Guzman were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Rubio didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Guzman tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Rubio scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Guzman scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Alonso Martines was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of James Martines, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
On Proviso East's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Young, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Berwyn/Cicero Morton pushed their record up to 9-24 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Proviso East, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-24.
Berwyn/Cicero Morton will be playing in front of their home fans against Curie at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Proviso East, they will head out on the road to face off against Downers Grove North at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Downers Grove North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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