Baseball Recap: Nathan Maldonado can't quite lead Joliet Central over Plainfield Central

Joliet Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 16-6 to the Plainfield Central Wildcats. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Joliet Central of the 8-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.

Joliet Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Maldonado, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Andrew Nixon was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.

Joliet Central's loss dropped their record down to 7-15-1. As for Plainfield Central, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-9.

While Joliet Central had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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