Baseball Preview: Rolling Meadows Mustangs vs. Elgin Maroons
The Rolling Meadows Mustangs will be playing at home against the Elgin Maroons at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last five games Rolling Meadows has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Wednesday, Rolling Meadows had just enough and edged Hoffman Estates out 6-4.
Braden Koons made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Koons was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Schneider, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Callum Paisley, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Elgin's offense. They lost 15-0 to Bartlett on Tuesday. Elgin has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rolling Meadows' win bumped their record up to 12-15. As for Elgin, their loss dropped their record down to 2-22.
Everything went Rolling Meadows' way against Elgin in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Rolling Meadows made off with a 15-2 victory. Will Rolling Meadows repeat their success, or does Elgin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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