Baseball Game Preview: Wilmington Wildcats vs. Peotone Blue Devils

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05/06/25 - Away	14-0 W
05/05/25 - Home	10-0 W
05/15/24 - Neutral	5-4 W
05/01/24 - Home	5-0 W
04/30/24 - Away	11-0 W
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Wilmington is 9-1 against Peotone since June of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Wildcats will welcome the Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. Neither Wilmington nor Peotone posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Wilmington is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Minooka just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 7-2 to the Indians.

Zach Ohlund was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Kettman, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.

Meanwhile, Peotone came up short against Herscher on Tuesday, falling 8-2. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.

Peotone saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayden Derkacy, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Another was Alex Chenoweth, who went 1-for-3 with two runs.

Wilmington's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5-1. As for Peotone, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.

Peotone's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Wilmington has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .432. It's a different story for Peotone, though, as they've only averaged .358. Will they be able to contain Wilmington's hitters?

Everything went Wilmington's way against Peotone in their previous matchup back in May of 2025, as Wilmington made off with a 14-0 victory. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.