The Lyons Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Leyden Eagles at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lyons has three straight victories, Leyden has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Lyons gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They blew past Proviso West 11-0. Lyons' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
Brady Chambers looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brack Hyde was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Clarke, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Leyden suffered a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Downers Grove South on Thursday.
Leyden saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Wilson, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Lyons has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Leyden, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Everything went Lyons' way against Leyden when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Lyons made off with a 10-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lyons since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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