The Lyons Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Naperville Central Redhawks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lyons has seven straight wins, Naperville Central has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Lyons narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Hinsdale Central 5-3.
Brady Chambers tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryan Jackson, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Naperville Central had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Benet Academy on Friday.
Lyons has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Naperville Central, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
Lyons suffered a grim 14-8 defeat to Naperville Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can Lyons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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