Baseball Preview: Joliet Central Steelmen vs. Yorkville Foxes
Joliet Central is 0-4 against Yorkville since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Joliet Central Steelmen will be playing in front of their home fans against the Yorkville Foxes at 4:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Joliet Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. Their tough 7-1 loss to Oswego might stick with them for a while.
Joliet Central got a good showing from Jay Zepeda, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned run or hits.
Meanwhile, Yorkville didn't have quite enough to beat Joliet West on Wednesday and fell 3-2.
Yorkville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Harris, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Joliet Central's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9-1. As for Yorkville, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Joliet Central came up short against Yorkville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 4-0. Thankfully for Joliet Central, LeBaron Lee (who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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