The Hinsdale Central Red Devils will venture away from home to challenge the St. Laurence Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hinsdale Central comes in on five and St. Laurence on three.
While Hinsdale Central didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Stagg a 4-0 shutout on Monday. The four-run effort marked the Red Devils' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, St. Laurence got the win against Fenwick on Monday by a conclusive 15-2. Considering the Vikings have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Hinsdale Central's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average this season. As for St. Laurence, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Everything went Hinsdale Central's way against St. Laurence in their previous matchup back in May of 2018, as Hinsdale Central made off with a 14-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Devils since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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