The Mundelein Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Libertyville Wildcats at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mundelein: 2.8, Libertyville: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mundelein will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Libertyville, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Mundelein came out on top against Libertyville by a score of 6-3 on Monday.
Joey Kafka looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Braden Carman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Johnny Weiss, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Mundelein's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-5. As for Libertyville, their loss dropped their record down to 15-6-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mundelein has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Libertyville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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