The Naperville North Huskies will face off against the St. Francis Spartans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Naperville North barely beat Naperville Central the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Huskies' pitcher stepped up to hand the Redhawks a 9-0 shutout on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Huskies.
Matt Sonnenschein made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over five innings pitched. He has become a key player for Naperville North: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 5-7 otherwise. Sonnenschein was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zach Bava, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Max Steele was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Naperville North always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, St. Francis waltzed into their game on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They put the hurt on the Huskers with a sharp 11-1 victory. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
St. Francis pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for Naperville North, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
Naperville North was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Francis in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, winning 7-4. Will the Huskies repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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