Baseball Recap: DeKalb Comes Up Short

Barbs

Previous 5 Games

05/19/26 vs Neuqua Valley	1-2
05/14/26 @ Metea Valley	8-4
05/12/26 vs Metea Valley	10-0
05/11/26 @ Metea Valley	14-2
05/07/26 @ Neuqua Valley	2-4

DeKalb fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Neuqua Valley on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-1. The Barbs' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

DeKalb's defeat dropped their record down to 17-10-1. As for Neuqua Valley, the victory snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 10-20 record.

Coming up, DeKalb will look to defend their home field on Friday against Rochelle at 4:30 p.m. As for Neuqua Valley, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 6-3 win against Naperville North on the 20th.