Baseball Game Preview: Naperville Central Redhawks vs. DeKalb Barbs

For the second straight game, Naperville Central will face off against DeKalb. The Redhawks will face off against the Barbs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Naperville Central took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 12-3 margin over DeKalb. Considering the Redhawks have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

For DeKalb's part, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brodie Farrell, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

DeKalb has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 16-5-1 record this season. As for Naperville Central, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.