The Palatine Pirates will venture away from home to take on the Ridgewood Rebels at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Palatine made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Prairie Ridge, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Pirates put the hurt on the Wolves with a sharp 7-1 win on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Pirates have posted against the Wolves since March 22, 2017.
The team relied heavily on Joe Riley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Toby Peterson also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Ridgewood never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They blew past Casey County 16-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Ridgewood considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Kuba Jablonski made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Angelo Vitale was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Owen Moore, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
The win was the fourth in a row for Ridgewood, bringing their record up to 6-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Palatine, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
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