Baseball Game Preview: Byron-Bergen Bees vs. Kendall Eagles

The Byron-Bergen Bees will face off against the Kendall Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.

Byron-Bergen took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on School of the Arts with a sharp 8-1 win.

Dylan Utter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Martin McConnell

Runs

05/14/25 vs School of the Arts	2
05/08/25 vs Alexander	2
05/06/25 @ Webber	2
05/02/25 @ Caledonia-Mumford	2
04/09/25 @ Alexander	2
+ 1 more games

In other batting news, Martin McConnell was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Byron-Bergen's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 1-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Bryson Snell, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Byron-Bergen was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .450. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.

Meanwhile, Kendall waltzed into their game on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Kings a 12-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won eight contests by nine runs or more so far this season.

Kendall's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Byron-Bergen, their victory bumped their record up to 5-7.

Byron-Bergen suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Kendall in their previous matchup back in April. Will the Bees have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.