Baseball Preview: Yorkville Foxes vs. Morris Redskins
Yorkville has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Morris Redskins at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Yorkville scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Plainfield Central 12-2. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Kameron Yearsley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Yearsley was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Yorkville let Daniel Rodriguez and Nate Harris loose on the outfield. Rodriguez scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Harris scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Sebastian Westphal was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Morris came tearing into last Thursday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Lemont HS.
Yorkville pushed their record up to 5-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs per game. As for Morris, their record now sits at 7-2.
Yorkville skirted past Morris 10-8 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Yorkville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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