Joliet West started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Romeoville. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Tigers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Spartans earlier this season, when they won 6-1.
Keegan Schwarting was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Daniel Lukancic made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Joliet West and nudges their season record down to 15-7-1. As for Romeoville, their victory bumped their record up to 8-15.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Joliet West will face off against rival Plainfield East at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Romeoville is set to take on their familiar foe Joliet Central at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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