The Lyons Lions will challenge the Lincoln-Way Central Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lyons has five straight wins, Lincoln-Way Central has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
The home team had come away the winner the last three times Lyons and Oak Park-River Forest had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Lions never let the Huskies get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Friday. Considering the Lions have won five matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The result came thanks to Tucker King's shutout, as he gave up just a hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Lon Roberts and Blake Ragsdale did most of the damage at the plate: Roberts went 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Ragsdale went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that Roberts hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Heydorn, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Lincoln-Way Central's offense. They came up short against Minooka on Thursday, falling 11-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Knights were not able to get on the board.
Lyons' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Lincoln-Way Central, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Lyons skirted past Lincoln-Way Central 13-12 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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