Baseball Recap: Neuqua Valley Wildcats vs. DeKalb Barbs
Neuqua Valley won the last time they faced DeKalb, and things went their way on Monday too. Everything went the Neuqua Valley Wildcats' way against the DeKalb Barbs as the Neuqua Valley Wildcats made off with a 10-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Neuqua Valley.
Michael Langan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Langan has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Langan was also solid in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Jorden Castillo was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Andrew Gould was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Like Neuqua Valley, DeKalb also got a great game from a two-way player: Maddux Clarence. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Clarence was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Clarence wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brodie Farrell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Neuqua Valley pushed their record up to 11-16 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for DeKalb, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-10.
Neuqua Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against DeKalb: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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