Baseball Preview: Elk Grove Grenadiers vs. Wheeling Wildcats
The Elk Grove Grenadiers will head out on the road to square off against the Wheeling Wildcats at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Elk Grove will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Elk Grove might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 6-5 to Schaumburg, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Wheeling beat Grayslake North 8-5 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Wheeling.
Dylan Baloun made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Baloun was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zach Neukirch, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Zach Zangara, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Elk Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Wheeling, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.
Elk Grove might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Wheeling in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Elk Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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