Baseball Preview: Cary-Grove Trojans vs. Prospect Knights
The Cary-Grove Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Prospect Knights at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Cary-Grove is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Cary-Grove is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Grayslake North 14-0. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Luca Vivaldelli looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Cary-Grove got a massive performance out of Jacob Duvall, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ricky Barnes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Prospect was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Barrington by a score of 3-1.
Cary-Grove is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-14 record this season. As for Prospect, their loss dropped their record down to 17-12.
Cary-Grove couldn't quite finish off Prospect in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 and fell 4-2. Can Cary-Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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