The Hinsdale South Hornets will head out to square off against the Reavis Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Hinsdale South beat Thornton Fractional South 8-5.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Reavis). Everything went their way against Bloom on Monday as Reavis made off with an 18-3 victory. The Rams have beaten the Blazing Trojan the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Blazing Trojan has come to flipping the script.
Dennis Muraida looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Reavis got a massive performance out of Jose Gonzalez, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonathan Liesen, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Reavis always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .727. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Reavis pushed their record up to 2-3 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Hinsdale South, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Hinsdale South couldn't quite finish off Reavis in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Hinsdale South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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