The Yorkville Foxes will challenge the Neuqua Valley Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Yorkville is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Yorkville lost 11-5 to East Moline United on Monday.
Kameron Yearsley was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Harris, who went 2-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Neuqua Valley got the win against St. Charles East on Saturday by a conclusive 8-2.
Michael Langan was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Langan was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Sebastian Guzman looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Paul Feret was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Matt Knapczyk, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Yorkville's loss dropped their record down to 21-12. As for Neuqua Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-19 record this season.
Everything went Yorkville's way against Neuqua Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 as Yorkville made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Yorkville since the team 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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