The Lincoln-Way East Griffins are on the road again on Monday to play the Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers at 4:30 p.m.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought game, but Lincoln-Way East had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Lincoln-Way Central.
Meanwhile, Joliet Catholic narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past East Moline United 6-4.
Lincoln-Way East's defeat dropped their record down to 20-13. As for Joliet Catholic, they pushed their record up to 25-4 with that win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Lincoln-Way East skirted past Joliet Catholic 1-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2019. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Joliet Catholic's Zach Hise, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Lincoln-Way East to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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