Stevenson entered their tilt with South Elgin with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the South Elgin Storm on Saturday. That's more bragging rights for Stevenson, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ben Fawcett looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Joe Dolenga, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Kosuke Sakamoto, who scored three runs and stole two bases.
On South Elgin's side, Justin Pold made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Stevenson is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for South Elgin, they have fallen quite a ways from their 17-8 record last season and are now at 2-6-1.
Stevenson will be playing in front of their home fans against Mundelein at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Stevenson is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for South Elgin, they are on the road again on Monday to play Glenbard South at 4:30 p.m. Glenbard South hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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