Crystal Lake Central had lost three straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 8-10-1 to make it four. They fell just short of the Central Rockets by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Tigers have suffered since May 3, 2024.
As for Central, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted since April 8th.
For Central's part, Shane Lamberti looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Lamberti a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Connor Finn, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Crystal Lake Central will face off against rival Crystal Lake South at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Central is set to square off against their familiar foe McHenry at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Rockets 2.8, the Warriors 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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