Villa Park is 9-1 against El Modena since March of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Villa Park Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the El Modena Vanguards at 3:15 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Villa Park: 2, El Modena: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
El Modena typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Villa Park proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Vanguards.
Justin Tims spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nate Lewis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Zach Mattern was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Villa Park's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for El Modena, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5-1.
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