The Lincoln-Way West Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Willowbrook Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lincoln-Way West: 3.3, Willowbrook: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lincoln-Way West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Providence Catholic, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Lincoln-Way West was ranked second). Lincoln-Way West fell just short of Providence Catholic by a score of 3-1 on Saturday. Lincoln-Way West has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Willowbrook came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They had just enough and edged the Eagles out 6-5.
Ryan Adamczyzk tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jake Bonino, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Aiden Baerenklau, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Lincoln-Way West's loss dropped their record down to 24-3. As for Willowbrook, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9-2 record this season.
Lincoln-Way West was able to grind out a solid win over Willowbrook in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 7-3. Will Lincoln-Way West repeat their success, or does Willowbrook have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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