The Illinois Lutheran Chargers will head out on the road to square off against the St. Edward Green Wave at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Illinois Lutheran comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Gardner-South Wilmington hit Illinois Lutheran with a ten-run first inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Chargers lost 15-5 to the Panthers.
Zach Zagone made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. That run marked the first that he has scored this season.
Meanwhile, St. Edward can bid farewell to their nine-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out Elgin 9-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Green Wave have posted since April 29th.
Luis Vargas tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Brayden Collins-Langfield was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Anthony Leadley, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
St. Edward's record is now 2-26. As for Illinois Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
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