The Neuqua Valley Wildcats will take on the Waubonsie Valley Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Neuqua Valley will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Saturday, Neuqua Valley needed a bit of extra time to put away Plainfield East. They won by a run and slipped past the Bengals 2-1.
Emmitt Briner spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Neuqua Valley saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Repmann, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Waubonsie Valley made sure to put some runs up on the board against Elk Grove on Saturday. The Warriors blew past the Grenadiers 10-4. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Warriors' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Neuqua Valley pushed their record up to 7-8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Waubonsie Valley, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
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