Baseball Game Preview: Kaneland Knights vs. Yorkville Christian Mustangs

The Kaneland Knights will face off against the Yorkville Christian Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Kaneland's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Yorkville Christian has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

Kaneland not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since May 3rd (when they won 15-0). Everything went their way against Sandwich as they made off with an 11-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won 11 games by seven runs or more so far this season.

St. Bede hit Yorkville Christian with a five-run fourth inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mustangs came up short against the Bruins, falling 13-3.

Yorkville Christian saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danny Paige, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.

Kaneland's victory bumped their record up to 20-9. As for Yorkville Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10.