The Yorkville Foxes will head out on the road to challenge the Geneva Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Yorkville is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Yorkville's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Plainfield North on Thursday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 1-0. The match marked the first time this season in which Yorkville was not able to get on the board.
Gabe Sanders was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
At the plate, Yorkville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jailen Veliz, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Geneva stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Jacobs 12-3.
Sam Seykora was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Jacob Black was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Yorkville's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-11. As for Geneva, their win bumped their record up to 22-8-1.
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