Baseball Recap: Hanover Central Beats Kankakee Valley for Their Third Straight Victory

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Hanover Central walked away with it. They had just enough and edged out the Kankakee Valley Kougars 10-9. Winning may never get old, but the Wildcats sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Landon Sarkey

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/31/25 vs Kankakee Valley	5
05/10/25 @ New Prairie	3
04/19/25 vs Mooresville	3
04/15/25 vs Hobart	3
05/29/25 vs Illiana Christian	2

Landon Sarkey was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Dylan Bowen was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.

Hanover Central's victory bumped their record up to 22-7. As for Kankakee Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 15-13-1.

Coming up, Hanover Central will square off against Andrean at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Fighting 59ers' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so the Wildcats' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Kankakee Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.