The Waubonsie Valley Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the York Dukes at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Waubonsie Valley will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Oswego East, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Waubonsie Valley walked away with a 6-2 win over Oswego East on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Seth Gilliland tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Owen Roberts, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, York narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Addison Trail 3-1. The win continues a trend for the Dukes in their matchups with the Blazers: they've now won six in a row.
Matt Young and Andrew Papadopoulos dominated on the mound. Young pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits, while Papadopoulos pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, York saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Lisowski, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
York pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 3.25 runs across that stretch. As for Waubonsie Valley, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Waubonsie Valley couldn't quite finish off York in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can Waubonsie Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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