Baseball Recap: Cary-Grove triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Luca Vivaldelli

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 3:39pm

Baseball Recap: Cary-Grove Trojans vs. Dundee-Crown Chargers

Cary-Grove entered their tilt with Dundee-Crown with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Dundee-Crown Chargers on Friday. That's more bragging rights for Cary-Grove, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Luca Vivaldelli tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jacob Duvall, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jacob Steele, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.

Cary-Grove has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-13 record this season. As for Dundee-Crown, they are on a 20-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-28.

Cary-Grove will be playing in front of their home fans against Grant Community at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cary-Grove is on a three-game streak of home wins, Grant Community a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Dundee-Crown, they will head out on the road to take on DeKalb at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.

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