Baseball Recap: South Central Comes Up Short

Kankakee Valley hit South Central with a ten-run sixth inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Satellites lost 19-2 to the Kougars. The Satellites were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Kougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.

Noah Howard

Stolen Base

05/17/25 vs Kankakee Valley	3
05/12/25 vs Michigan City	2
04/21/25 @ Tri-Township	2
04/16/25 @ Whiting	2
05/13/25 @ Bremen	1
+ 1 more games

Noah Howard was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, one run, and one double. South Central is 3-1 when Howard posts two or more stolen bases, but 3-13 otherwise.

South Central has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season. As for Kankakee Valley, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-9-1.

South Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kankakee Valley, they will square off against Munster at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.