The Elmwood Park Tigers will face off against the Intrinsic Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Elmwood Park's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matchups, but Thursday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Elmwood Park fell victim to Glenbard South and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 11-0 to the Raiders. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Tigers have suffered since May 1st.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Intrinsic, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They were the clear victors by a 17-1 margin over Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus two weeks ago. Considering the Mustangs have won eight games by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Joel Diaz was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. He also scored two runs, which is notable because Intrinsic is 8-3 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brandon Loredo, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one triple.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Intrinsic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in seven consecutive contests.
Intrinsic has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Elmwood Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-14-1.
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