Storm
| 04/22/25 @ Larkin | 10-2 |
| 04/21/25 vs Larkin | 15-0 |
| 04/17/25 vs Fenton | 5-2 |
| 04/15/25 @ Elgin | 14-0 |
| 04/14/25 vs Elgin | 25-2 |
| + 2 more games |
South Elgin came tearing into Tuesday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Larkin Royals as they made off with a 10-2 win. Considering the Storm have won seven games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Connor Lund made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Lund was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. South Elgin is undefeated when Lund posts two or more stolen bases, but 6-8 otherwise.
In other batting news, South Elgin got a massive performance out of Justin Pold, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Pold is becoming a predictor of the Storm's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Zacharia Barkho, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
South Elgin pushed their record up to 9-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Larkin, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.
South Elgin has already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Glenbard East on the 24th. As for Larkin, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-2 defeat against Fenton on the 24th.
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