Baseball Recap: South Central Comes Up Short

Kankakee Valley hit South Central with a five-run third inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Satellites lost 12-2 to the Kougars. The Satellites were not able to make up for their defeat to the Kougars from their previous meeting back in May of 2025.

Taye Falls

Stolen Base

05/16/26 @ Kankakee Valley	1
05/12/26 vs Bremen	2
05/11/26 @ Michigan City	2
05/09/26 vs LaVille	2
05/08/26 @ Hebron	1
+ 2 more games

Taye Falls was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played.

South Central's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Kankakee Valley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-12.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Central will face off against Morgan Township at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Satellites' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Cherokees have averaged an impressive 9 runs per game this season. As for Kankakee Valley, they will take on Munster at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Kougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Mustangs have averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season.