Baseball Game Preview: Jacobs Golden Eagles vs. McHenry Warriors

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Previous Games

05/06/24 - Away	2-8 L
05/03/24 - Home	2-1 W
05/27/23 - Away	9-5 W
04/14/23 - Home	3-0 W
04/12/23 - Away	9-12 L
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Jacobs and McHenry are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Golden Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Jacobs is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.

If Jacobs beats McHenry with seven runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Golden Eagles walked away with a 7-4 victory over Marian Central Catholic on Thursday.

Meanwhile, after a string of ten wins, McHenry's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Crystal Lake South.

Jacobs pushed their record up to 12-13 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for McHenry, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-3-1.

Jacobs suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to McHenry in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Golden Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.