The Chicago University Maroons will take on the Jones Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
On Friday, Chicago University came up short against Latin and fell 4-1. The contest marked the Maroons' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, while Jones put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Kennedy. The Eagles put the hurt on the Crusaders with a sharp 10-0 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.
Renzo Sansonetti was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in May of 2025.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madden Asbaty, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Condne, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Jones was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .357 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Jones has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Chicago University, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1-1 and their overall record down to 6-5-2.
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