The Yorkville Foxes will venture away from home to challenge the Naperville Central Redhawks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
While Yorkville's win against Oswego wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Foxes sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the Panthers on Thursday. The Foxes haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Naperville Central entered their tilt with Metea Valley on Thursday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Mustangs 7-5.
Naperville Central's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-10. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Yorkville, their win bumped their record up to 13-10-1.
Yorkville suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Naperville Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can the Foxes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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