With a playoff game on the line, South Elgin rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-3 margin over the Bartlett Hawks. South Elgin might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine contests by seven runs or more this season.
Caleb Williams looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Colin Tuftedal was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Lund, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4.
On Bartlett's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brenden Campbell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Campbell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
The win got South Elgin back to even at 13-13-1. As for Bartlett, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 24-11.
As of now, neither South Elgin nor Bartlett have any future games scheduled.
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