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| 05/18/24 - Home | 16-3 W |
| 05/06/23 - Away | 15-4 W |
| 04/27/19 - Away | 9-1 W |
| 04/22/17 - Home | 12-0 W |
Downers Grove North is a perfect 4-0 against Proviso East since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Pirates at 11:00 a.m. Downers Grove North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Downers Grove North took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against York by a score of 7-3. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Will Tomy looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Downers Grove North's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sam Marshall, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Jack Romsey was another, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Downers Grove North was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. They are 4-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Proviso East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 12-0 to Berwyn/Cicero Morton. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Pirates were not able to get on the board.
Downers Grove North now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Proviso East, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Everything went Downers Grove North's way against Proviso East in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Downers Grove North made off with a 16-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans 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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