Streamwood entered their tilt with Hoffman Estates with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Hoffman Estates Hawks 6-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Streamwood also won the last time the pair played back in March.
For Hoffman Estates' part, Joey Lizak spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Hoffman Estates saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Karecki, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Streamwood is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season. As for Hoffman Estates, they are on an 18-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-22.
Streamwood will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Bartlett at 4:30 p.m. Bartlett's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Streamwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Hoffman Estates, they will head out on the road to face off against Fremd at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Fremd is coming into the matchup with five straight wins at home, so Hoffman Estates will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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