West Chicago is 2-8 against South Elgin since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Chicago Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the South Elgin Storm at 4:30 p.m.
West Chicago will bounce into Friday's match after beating South Elgin, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. West Chicago narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past South Elgin 3-2.
For South Elgin's part, they got a good showing from Merrick Hill, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Hill has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, South Elgin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Robertson, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Lund, who scored a run and stole two bases.
West Chicago is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for South Elgin, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Chicago has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South Elgin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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