Baseball Game Preview: Normal West Wildcats vs. Danville Vikings

By Team Reports May 12, 2026, 2:35am

Baseball Preview: Normal West Wildcats vs. Danville Vikings

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Previous Games

05/06/26 - Home6-0 W
05/08/25 - Away16-0 W
05/02/25 - Home9-0 W
04/25/24 - Away5-2 W
04/24/24 - Home16-1 W
+ 5 more games

Normal West has gone a perfect 10-0 against Danville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Monday, Normal West came up short against Peoria Notre Dame and fell 8-5. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Danville came up short against Centennial on Monday, falling 18-2.

Danville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tate McLaughlin, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.

Danville's defeat dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Normal West, their loss dropped their record down to 17-11.

Normal West got the 'W' in their previous matchup on Wednesday against Danville by a conclusive 6-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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