Baseball Game Preview: Kankakee Kays vs. Clifton Central Comets

The Kankakee Kays will take on the Clifton Central Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Kankakee's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Thornridge 14-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Kays.

Jaden Villafuerte

Runs

04/03/26 vs Peotone	3
05/06/26 @ Thornridge	2
05/04/26 vs Thornridge	2
04/14/26 vs St. Anne	2
04/23/26 @ Rich Township	1
+ 7 more games

The team relied heavily on Jaden Villafuerte, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Kankakee is 3-1 when Villafuerte posts two or more runs, but 3-18 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Devin Arbour, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Clifton Central made easy work of Momence on Thursday and carried off a 7-1 win. Considering the Comets have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Kankakee's victory bumped their record up to 6-19. As for Clifton Central, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.

Kankakee suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Clifton Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. Will the Kays have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.