For the second straight game, Maine South will face off against Evanston. The Hawks will be playing at home against the Wildkits at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Maine South has three straight wins, Evanston has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Maine South barely beat Evanston the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Hawks never let the Wildkits get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Hawks have posted against the Wildkits since May 12, 2022.
Not much got past Connor Griffin, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Evanston off the board. Griffin has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Evan Adamczewski, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Cera, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Evanston's loss dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Maine South, their victory bumped their record up to 17-14.
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