Baseball Preview: West Chicago Wildcats vs. Plainfield Central Wildcats
West Chicago is 0-5 against Plainfield Central since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The West Chicago Wildcats will be playing at home against the Plainfield Central Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, West Chicago made easy work of Aurora East and carried off an 11-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Chicago.
Rafael Herrera Mota made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Herrera Mota was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brandon Heath was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Kyler Campbell was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Plainfield Central won against Plainfield South last Thursday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again last Friday. Plainfield Central skirted past Plainfield South 7-6. That's two games straight that Plainfield Central has won by just one run.
West Chicago is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Plainfield Central, their victory bumped their record up to 17-12.
West Chicago suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Plainfield Central in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Will West Chicago have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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