The Huntley Red Raiders will face off against the DeKalb Barbs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Huntley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Guilford as they made off with a 10-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Red Raiders considering their one-run performance the match before.
Meanwhile, DeKalb waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the J-Hawks a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Barbs have won 12 games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
DeKalb let Nik Nelson and Evan Johnson run wild. Nelson got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI, while Johnson went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Huntley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-15 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs over those games. As for DeKalb, their win bumped their record up to 25-10-1.
Everything went Huntley's way against DeKalb when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Huntley made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Raiders since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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