The Westmont Sentinels will take on the Holy Trinity Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Westmont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
Westmont took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Ida Crown Jewish Academy a 15-0 shutout. The Sentinels haven't had any issues with the Aces recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
C.J. Balcer
| 05/12/25 vs Ida Crown Jewish Academy | 7 |
| 05/05/25 vs Rochelle Zell Jewish | 5 |
| 04/26/25 vs ITW David Speer Academy | 5 |
| 04/18/25 @ Plainfield Central | 4 |
| 03/27/25 @ Rochelle Zell Jewish | 4 |
C.J. Balcer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Westmont let Nikolai Baldwin and Jerry Vasek run wild. Baldwin went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and two RBI, while Vasek went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most RBI Vasek has posted since back in March. Jaxson Chinea was another key player, earning one RBI, two runs, and two stolen bases.
Westmont was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .345 or higher in 11 consecutive matchups.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Monday. Holy Trinity won by a run and slipped past Rochelle Zell Jewish 3-2.
The team relied heavily on Aiden Figueroa, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
Westmont's victory was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-10-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Holy Trinity, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
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