After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bartlett, West Chicago was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the South Elgin Storm out 3-2. This was payback for West Chicago, who suffered an 11-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
The team relied heavily on Tommy Doyle, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On South Elgin's side, they got a good showing from Merrick Hill, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Hill has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, South Elgin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Robertson, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Lund, who scored a run and stole two bases.
West Chicago is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for South Elgin, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10-1.
West Chicago will look to defend their home field on Friday against South Elgin at 4:30 p.m. As for South Elgin, they will head out on the road to challenge Larkin at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Elgin is facing Larkin at the right time seeing as Larkin is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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