Baseball Game Preview: Earlville Red Raiders vs. West Carroll Thunder

The Earlville Red Raiders are taking a road trip to challenge the West Carroll Thunder at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Earlville hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.

Friday just wasn't the day for Earlville's offense. They fell 5-0 to South Beloit on Friday.

Earlville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Declan Brennan, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base. Brennan is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season.

Meanwhile, West Carroll came up short against Newman Central Catholic on Thursday, falling 20-5. The Thunder have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Jacen Anderson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Winter Harrington, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Earlville's record now sits at 0-3. As for West Carroll, they now have a losing record of 1-2.

Everything went Earlville's way against West Carroll in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, as Earlville made off with a 13-2 win. Does Earlville have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Carroll turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.