Lake Park had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Glenbard North Panthers by a score of 10-5. The Lancers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Panthers, too.
Gavin O'Neil
| 05/02/25 vs Glenbard North | 3 |
| 04/29/25 @ St. Charles East | 2 |
| 04/09/25 vs Willowbrook | 2 |
| 04/23/25 vs Geneva | 1 |
| 04/14/25 @ Batavia | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Gavin O'Neil was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was even better at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. He is becoming a predictor of Lake Park's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 9-10 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tommy Pruyn, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Gallagher, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Lake Park was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Lake Park's record now sits at 12-10. As for Glenbard North, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-12.
Lake Park will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Panthers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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