The Villa Park Spartans will venture away from home to take on the St. John Bosco Braves at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Villa Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Granite Hills, sneaking past 5-4.
Logan Hoppie got the start for Villa Park and what a start it was: he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Hoppie has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nate Lewis, who went 4-for-5 with three RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Aidan Young was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run.
Meanwhile, St. John Bosco entered their tilt with St. Augustine on Tuesday with 16 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 17. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Saints. That's two games straight that the Braves have won by just one run.
Brayden Krakowski looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, James Clark was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
St. John Bosco's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Villa Park, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season.
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