York typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Downers Grove North proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the York Dukes 5-3. This was a revenge matchup for Downers Grove North, as the team was forced to settle for a 6-5 loss when these two played last Monday.
Downers Grove North got a great performance from Ben Llewellyn as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Llewellyn has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brady Schallmoser was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Konopiots, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Downers Grove North's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 25-6. As for York, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-8.
Downers Grove North will have a chance to go back-to-back against York: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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