Following a 2-0 setback at Galesburg on Tuesday afternoon, the Leafs got it going on Thursday when old conference foe Ottawa made the trip to Stone Field. Trailing by three heading into the bottom of the 7th, the Leafs rallied to pull out the 8-7 win following a Kruiz Ludwig walk-off double which scored Brennan Lambin. Ludwig went 3-5 with a homer in addition to his game winning two bagger with three batted in.
GHS finished off the regular season with a busy Salute To Service Saturday as they hosted Moline followed by East Peoria. The Leafs jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead over the Maroons en route to a 10-2 victory. Ludwig, AJ Weller, Connor Mitchell, & Kale Whitaker each doubled in the win. In the nightcap, the Leafs again jumped out to a quick lead and held off a late East Peoria rally to finish up the regular season with a 10-8 win. Weller was 2-4 with a homer while Whitaker went 3-4 with a triple. Brennan Lambin gave up two runs on five hits while striking out four as he picked up the win on the mound.
Next Up: #9 seeded Leafs will travel to Peoria Richwoods on Monday to take on #8 Peoria Richwoods in the 3A Regional Quarterfinals (4:30pm). The winner will move on to face #2 Dunlap on Wednesday in Galesburg.
Galesburg 2 Maple Leafs 0 - May 14
Maple Leafs 8 Ottawa 7 - May 16
Maple Leafs 10 Moline 2 - May 18
Maple Leafs 10 East Peoria 8 - May 18
JV Scores
Leafs 8 Ottawa 4
Freeport 8 Leafs 7