Lincoln-Way East Junior Varsity Griffins defeated Lincoln-way Central Knights 7-2 on Tuesday 4/29/25. The gamed remained scoreless until the top of the third when a double by Sarah Uza scored two runs putting East ahead 2-0. The runs were scored with Caroline Marneris and Charlotte Hickling on the base paths having back to back hits. Another two scored at the top of the 7th thanks to Monica Hickey’s home run to right field. Ellie Dobesh came in relief to finish the game after four innings lead by Brett Gentry giving her the win. The lefty gave up two hits and zero runs over four innings waking one and striking out eight. For Central, #8 took the loss giving 7 runs (only 3 earned) on 12 hits striking out 1 and walking one. The Griffins were strong at the plate collecting 12 hits in the game. Freshman Haley Muehlnickel and Emersyn Hughes along with sophomores Monica Hickey and Sarah Uza each collected two hits for East. Sarah Uza, Taylor Hill, and Monica Hickey each drove in two runs for Lincoln-Way Eat JV. The Griffins record is now 13-1 with their next game being Thursday, April 1st against their only loss, Bradley-Bourbonnais.