The Wheaton Academy Warriors will face off against the Bartlett Hawks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wheaton Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Wheaton Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lisle a 14-0 shutout. The Warriors have beaten the Lions the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Lions has come to flipping the script.
Charlie Scherer looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Wheaton Academy is 6-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 10-12 otherwise.
Brandon Kiebles
| 05/08/25 vs Lisle | 3 |
| 04/29/25 @ Marian Central Catholic | 3 |
| 04/15/25 vs Timothy Christian | 2 |
| 04/14/25 @ Timothy Christian | 2 |
| 04/12/25 vs Neuqua Valley | 2 |
| + 9 more games |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brandon Kiebles, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Wheaton Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 11-12 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Eli Tate, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Wheaton Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Bartlett waltzed into their match on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 4-1. Four seems to be a good number for the Hawks as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Bartlett's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Vince Kamarat, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Bartlett pushed their record up to 14-13-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Wheaton Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 16-13.
