Baseball Preview: Romeoville Spartans vs. Waubonsie Valley Warriors
Romeoville has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Waubonsie Valley Warriors at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Romeoville had just enough and edged Plainfield East out 4-3.
Harrison Kolze and Jeremy Thompson made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Kolze pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Thompson didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Kolze has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Kolze went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI, while Thompson went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jonny Lee, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Waubonsie Valley waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Huskies by a score of 5-2.
Romeoville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-19 record this season. As for Waubonsie Valley, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-9.
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