The Benet Academy Redwings will square off against the Naperville North Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Benet Academy came out on top against Marian Catholic on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run fifth inning. The Redwings put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 14-3 win. The Redwings haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Naperville North had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They never let the Mustangs get on the board and left with a 12-0 win. The Huskies' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Matt Sonnenschein made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Naperville North is 3-1 when Sonnenschein allows one or fewer hits, but 7-9 otherwise. Sonnenschein was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with four RBI and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Sam Steele was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Bava, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs.
Naperville North pushed their record up to 10-10 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Benet Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.
Benet Academy skirted past Naperville North 6-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Redwings repeat their success, or do the Huskies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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