Metea Valley and DeKalb are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Metea Valley Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the DeKalb Barbs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Metea Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Central a 10-0 shutout. The win was a breath of fresh air for Metea Valley as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, DeKalb can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They were the clear victor by an 11-3 margin over Dundee-Crown.
Alex Prince tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ben Nunez, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Paul Kakoliris was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Metea Valley's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-16. As for DeKalb, they pushed their record up to 19-11 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Metea Valley couldn't quite finish off DeKalb when the teams last played back in April and fell 9-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of DeKalb's Jackson Kees, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that Metea Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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