Streamwood dropped to 4-13 on Tuesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Elgin Maroons by a score of 4-3. The Sabres were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Maroons apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2025.
As for Elgin, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-10. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games.
For Elgin's part, Ivan Magdaleno spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on one hit and racked up seven Ks. The Maroons are 3-1 when Magdaleno allows one or fewer hits, but 2-9 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Elgin saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Caldwell, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI Caldwell has posted since April 6th.
Looking ahead, Streamwood will face off against West Chicago at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Elgin, they will take on South Elgin at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Maroons' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Storm have averaged an impressive 8.7 runs per game this season.
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