Lincoln-Way West stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They never let the Kankakee Kays onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for Lincoln-Way West, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Antony Vita tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Conor Essenburg was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ben Shea, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Lincoln-Way West pushed their record up to 24-1 with that win, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. As for Kankakee, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-11-1 record this season.
Lincoln-Way West will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Lincoln-Way Central at 4:30 p.m. Lincoln-Way Central will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Lincoln-Way West surely won't give up without a fight. As for Kankakee, they will head out on the road to take on Thornton at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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