In what's become a running theme this season, Willowbrook gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They put the hurt on the Whitney Young Dolphins with a sharp 8-2 win. Winning may never get old, but Willowbrook sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Bobby Biggs looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Aiden Baerenklau, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Ryan Knebel was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
On Whitney Young's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Merrill, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Willowbrook has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8-2 record this season. As for Whitney Young, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-18.
Willowbrook will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Oak Park-River Forest at 10:00 a.m. Willowbrook is on a four-game streak of home wins, Oak Park-River Forest a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Whitney Young will take on Simeon at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Whitney Young is facing Simeon at the right time seeing as Simeon is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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