Addison Trail is 10-0 against Proviso East since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Addison Trail Blazers will head out on the road to challenge the Proviso East Pirates at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Addison Trail has five straight wins, Proviso East has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Addison Trail gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over Berwyn/Cicero Morton.
Lukas Trippiedi made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Trippiedi has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Trippiedi was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Damian Valdez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Proviso East's offense. They fell just short of Leyden by a score of 1-0 on Thursday.
Addison Trail has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Proviso East, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Proviso East's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Addison Trail has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .477. It's a different story for Proviso East, though, as they've only averaged .286. Will they be able to contain Addison Trail's hitters?
Everything went Addison Trail's way against Proviso East in their previous meeting in Saturday's second game as Addison Trail made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Addison Trail since the squad 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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