Sandburg came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Marist RedHawks a 1-0 shutout. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Sandburg has scored all season.
Even though they lost, Marist didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Sandburg pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Marist, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Sandburg has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Bradley-Bourbonnais at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Sandburg has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Marist, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Oswego East at 11:00 a.m. Oswego East is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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