Baseball Game Preview: Jacobs Golden Eagles vs. Huntley Red Raiders

Jacobs is 2-8 against Huntley since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Golden Eagles will be playing at home against the Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. Jacobs will be strutting in after a win while Huntley will be coming in after a defeat.

Having struggled with five losses in a row, Jacobs turned things around against Hampshire on Monday. They skirted past the Whip-Purs 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Golden Eagles have posted since March 18th.

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Braden Behrens spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Jacobs is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-6 otherwise.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Andrew Deegan, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. Cooper Gulgren also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Meanwhile, Huntley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of McHenry.

Huntley's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Jacobs, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 5-6.

Jacobs couldn't quite get it done against Huntley in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 8-5. Can the Golden Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.