Baseball Recap: Manteno Victorious

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Manteno walked away with it. They came out on top against the Peotone Blue Devils by a score of 4-0 on Wednesday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.

Braden Campbell

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/27/26 vs Peotone	12
04/14/26 vs Reed-Custer	9
04/28/26 vs Streator	8
04/08/26 @ Lisle	8
03/30/26 vs Lisle	8

Braden Campbell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

Campbell wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Polito, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

Manteno's record is now 23-9. As for Peotone, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-22.

As of now, neither Manteno nor the Blue Devils have any future games scheduled.