Baseball Preview: Rauner Wildcats vs. Muchin College Prep Mountain Lions
Rauner and Muchin College Prep are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Rauner Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Muchin College Prep Mountain Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Rauner will head into Saturday's game ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Thursday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Saturday was a bit more commanding. Their rough 13-3 loss to ITW David Speer Academy might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Rauner in their matchups with ITW David Speer Academy: they've now lost eight in a row.
Rauner saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noe Gonzalez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Steven Castillo was another key contributor, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Muchin College Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They suffered a tough 14-2 defeat at the hands of UIC College Prep.
Rauner's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Muchin College Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything went Rauner's way against Muchin College Prep in their previous meeting last Thursday as Rauner made off with an 18-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rauner 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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