On Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but the Elmwood Park Tigers had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against the Westminster Christian Warriors. Elmwood Park has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Boston Wolfe and Salvatore Labarbera did some serious damage despite the final result: Wolfe scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Labarbera scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Leobel Chan was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Elmwood Park didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westminster Christian only tossed five.
On Westminster Christian's side, Anthony Braoudakis and Connor Zorn did most of the damage at the plate: Braoudakis scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Zorn went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Haak, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Elmwood Park's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Westminster Christian, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elmwood Park will challenge Westmont at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Westminster Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Schaumburg Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Westminster Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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