Downers Grove North is 10-0 against Proviso West since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Downers Grove North Trojans will look to defend their home field against the Proviso West Panthers at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Downers Grove North has seven straight victories, Proviso West has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Downers Grove North can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Hinsdale Central as Downers Grove North made off with a 10-2 win. Ten seems to be a good number for Downers Grove North as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ben Llewellyn looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brady Schallmoser and Jimmy Janicki did most of the damage at the plate: Schallmoser scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Janicki went 4-for-4 with a triple and two RBI. Janicki hasn't dropped below three hits for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jude Warwick, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Proviso West's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of York on Wednesday.
Downers Grove North pushed their record up to 11-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs per game. As for Proviso West, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Downers Grove North took their victory against Proviso West when the teams last played on Tuesday by a conclusive 10-0. Will Downers Grove North repeat their success, or does Proviso West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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