The Kankakee Valley Kougars are taking a road trip to square off against the Hebron Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Kankakee Valley's offense. They lost 6-0 to Hanover Central on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Kougars in their meetings with the Wildcats: they've now lost nine in a row.
Kankakee Valley got a good showing from Dylan Wireman, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits Wireman has allowed since back in May of 2024.
On the hitting side, Kankakee Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Bayci, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Hebron narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past North Newton 4-3.
The victory got Hebron back to even at 1-1. As for Kankakee Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Kankakee Valley beat Hebron 6-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will the Kougars repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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