For the second straight game, Aurora East will face off against South Elgin. The Tomcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Storm at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Aurora East has struggled recently with 19 defeats in a row, while South Elgin will arrive with three straight victories.
Aurora East fell victim to South Elgin and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Storm, falling 14-0.
For South Elgin's part, they got a great performance from Colin Tuftedal as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Tuftedal a new career-high.
At the plate, Ryan Mirante and Nathan Kmiec did most of the damage at the plate: 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. Those four RBI gave Mirante a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tyler Weeks, who went 1-for-2 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.
Aurora East's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for South Elgin, their win bumped their record up to 13-9.
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