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| 05/09/26 - Home | 4-3 W |
| 05/02/26 - Neutral | 4-5 L |
| 05/17/25 - Away | 7-6 W |
Kaneland proved they can win big on Friday (they won by ten) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out the North Boone Vikings 4-3. This was a revenge game for the Knights: when they faced off against the Vikings last Saturday, they had to take a 5-4 defeat.
Kaneland's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ansley Ruh, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Madison Kossakowski was another, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Kaneland has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-10-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for North Boone, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 23-5.
Kaneland and North Boone should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Knights will take on DeKalb at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday with a big rank advantage (85 vs. 211). Meanwhile, North Boone (ranked 27th) will meet Dixon (ranked 375th) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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