South Elgin made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Lake Park, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Storm never let the Lancers get on the board and left with an 8-0 win on Saturday. Eight seems to be a good number for the Storm as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Not much got past Zacharia Barkho, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Lake Park off the board.
At the plate, Connor Lund was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one stolen base. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. Nathan Kmiec was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
South Elgin's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Lake Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Coming up, South Elgin will host Elgin at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Maroons have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.11 runs per game on average), something the Storm will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Lake Park, they will venture away from home to challenge Batavia at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The matchup will give the Lancers their first taste of in-conference action this season.
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