Charlie Smerek was dynamite on Monday, striking out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his third in a row with less than two walks allowed. This season, Smerek has an ERA of 7.88 over 10.7 innings pitched.
Smerek and Harvest Christian Academy will head out on the road to face off against Montini Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Harvest Christian Academy will be headed into this one with a pretty big disadvantage in the rankings (they're ranked 202 places lower in Illinois), but they're not letting that get them down. Will they be able to pull off an upset behind Smerek? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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