Two Cicero teams met up at Legacy Park on Friday night for their first meeting of the season.
Starting pitcher for the Cicero Rattlers on this night was Lucas Thelen. The Cicero Crushers came out strong, bringing in 3 runs in the first inning thanks to 3 hits, 1 walk and a HBP.
The Rattlers struck back, bringing in 4 runs of their own in the bottom of the first inning.
Griff Filighera took over for Thelen in the 3rd inning with the score still at 4-3.
The Crushers brought in one more run in the 4th to tie the score, but the Rattlers would pull away for good with 2 more runs in the inning, making the score 6-4.
Filighera would finish out the night with 4 strikeouts, no walks, 3 hits and one run given up.
Hits on the night for the Rattlers came from Calabria, Filighera, Bertollini, Thelen and Cochran. Runs were scored by Calabria, Filighera, Bertollini and Thelen.
MVP for the game was Filighera who got 1 hit, 2 runs and pitched a solid game.