Lake Park had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They came out on top against the Wheaton-Warrenville South Tigers by a score of 5-2. That's more bragging rights for Lake Park, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lake Park got a great performance from Joe Cicero as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Cicero has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lake Park's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Patel, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Derek Ittner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Lake Park is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Wheaton-Warrenville South, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-10-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake Park's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on St. Charles North at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Charles North will roll in looking for their 15th straight win, something Lake Park surely won't give up without a fight. As for Wheaton-Warrenville South, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Batavia at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Batavia will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Wheaton-Warrenville South surely won't give up without a fight.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
