Elgin is 0-10 against South Elgin since April of 2019 but things could change on Monday. The Maroons will square off against the Storm at 4:30 p.m. Elgin has given up an average of 9.1 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Elgin is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They came up short against Dundee-Crown, falling 14-2.
South Elgin not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since March 27th. They never let Lake Park get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Eight seems to be a good number for the Storm as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Not much got past Zacharia Barkho, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Lake Park off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Connor Lund, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Nathan Kmiec was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
South Elgin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Park only posted a batting average of .091.
South Elgin's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Elgin, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Elgin suffered a grim 21-2 defeat to South Elgin in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Maroons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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