Leyden dropped their record down to 16-14 on Thursday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Willowbrook Warriors. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Warriors earlier this season, when they won 1-0.
Elias Carrillo was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Leyden saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Martinez, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
As for Willowbrook, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games.
On Willowbrook's side, they got a great performance from Bobby Biggs as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Biggs has posted since back in April.
At the plate, Sam Marrese and Alec Ramey did most of the damage at the plate: Marrese went 2-for-4 with three RBI, while Ramey went 1-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Looking ahead, Leyden will head out to challenge Niles North at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Willowbrook, they will welcome Lincoln-Way West at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Willowbrook 3.9, Lincoln-Way West 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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