The Lincoln-Way Central Knights will challenge the Chicago Mt. Carmel Caravan at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Wednesday, Lincoln-Way Central got the win against Bradley-Bourbonnais by a conclusive 8-2. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Boilermakers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Chicago Mt. Carmel had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They never let the Patriots get on the board and left with a 14-0 win.
Jake Matise tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Chicago Mt. Carmel got a massive performance out of Kolin Adams, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those five RBI gave Adams a new career-high. Tj McQuillan was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Chicago Mt. Carmel pushed their record up to 20-12 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Lincoln-Way Central, their victory bumped their record up to 17-10.
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