Kougars
| 05/21/26 @ Portage | 4 |
| 05/19/26 vs South Central | 13 |
| 05/15/26 vs Illiana Christian | 8 |
| 05/12/26 @ McCutcheon | 2 |
| 05/07/26 @ Highland | 22 |
| + 21 more games |
The Kankakee Valley Kougars will take on the Lowell Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Kankakee Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Kankakee Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Portage and fell 5-4.
Jessica Beauchamp put in work while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Danielle Gidley made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Patience Cole was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Lowell made sure to put some runs up on the board against Chesterton on Thursday. The Red Devils walked away with a 13-8 win over the Trojans.
Leah White tossed a big game, tossing 6.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Chole Cora, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in May of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Lonardi, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI, one run, and one double.
Lowell kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Chesterton only managed nine.
Lowell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Kankakee Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Kankakee Valley hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lowell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Kankakee Valley suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Lowell in their previous matchup on May 6th. Can the Kougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
