Baseball Recap: Naperville North's Win Ends Three-Game Losing Streak at Home

Naperville North barely beat Naperville Central the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Huskies' pitcher stepped up to hand the Redhawks a 9-0 shutout on Thursday. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 8-6 win on Tuesday.

Matt Sonnenschein made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. He has become a key player for Naperville North: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 5-7 otherwise. Sonnenschein was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Zach Bava

Stolen Base (Career)

04/24/25 vs Naperville Central	2
04/22/25 @ Naperville Central	1
04/11/25 @ Geneva	1
04/03/25 vs Plainfield South	1

In other batting news, Zach Bava was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Max Steele was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

Naperville North's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8. As for Naperville Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Naperville North will welcome St. Francis at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Spartans will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something the Huskies surely won't give up without a fight. As for Naperville Central, they will take on Oswego East at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.