Baseball Recap: Willowbrook Has No Trouble Against Proviso East

Warriors

Margin (Wins)

04/12/25 @ Proviso West	15
04/08/25 @ Hinsdale South	11
04/29/25 @ Proviso East	10
04/21/25 vs Addison Trail	10
04/28/25 vs Proviso East	9

Willowbrook came out on top against Proviso East on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run seventh inning. The Warriors were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Pirates. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.

Willowbrook got a great performance from Bobby Biggs as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. That's the most strikeouts Biggs has posted over his last four contests.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Max Wilkison, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Sam Marrese was another key player, going 2-for-5 with three RBI.

Willowbrook pushed their record up to 16-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Proviso East, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.

Looking ahead, Willowbrook will challenge Saint Ignatius College Prep at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Proviso East will be paying especially close attention to the Warriors' matchup: after the Warriors face off against the Wolfpack, they'll take on Proviso East again at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.