For the second straight game, South Elgin will face off against Aurora East. The Storm will square off against the Tomcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Elgin has three straight wins, Aurora East has 19 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
South Elgin had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 14-run drubbing they dealt Aurora East on Monday. The Storm never let the Tomcats get on the board and left with a 14-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Storm, who have now won nine matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Colin Tuftedal tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, South Elgin let Ryan Mirante and Nathan Kmiec run wild. Mirante went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base, while Kmiec went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most hits Mirante has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Robertson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
South Elgin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
South Elgin's record is now 13-9. As for Aurora East, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
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