Softball Game Preview: Metea Valley Mustangs vs. DeKalb Barbs

The Metea Valley Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the DeKalb Barbs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Metea Valley has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since the 7th.

Naperville Central hit Metea Valley with a five-run fifth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mustangs lost 10-0 to the Redhawks. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Mustangs' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Neuqua Valley hit DeKalb with a five-run fourth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Barbs came up short against the Wildcats, falling 11-1. The game snapped a strange streak: the last three times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

DeKalb saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cassidy Cavazos, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that Cavazos has snagged this season.

Metea Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for DeKalb, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-5.