Baseball Game Preview: Kaneland Knights vs. LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers

The Kaneland Knights will face off against the LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Kaneland hasn't scored more than two runs for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.

Kaneland came into this matchup off a tough eight-run loss on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Romeoville by a score of 4-2 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Knights have suffered since April 24, 2024.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, LaSalle-Peru was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They fell 7-2 to East Peoria. The Cavaliers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Kaneland's defeat dropped their record down to 16-9. As for LaSalle-Peru, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.

Everything went Kaneland's way against LaSalle-Peru in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Kaneland made off with a 14-0 victory. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Cavaliers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.