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| 05/14/24 - Home | 2-4 L |
| 04/11/24 - Away | 9-7 W |
| 04/09/24 - Home | 7-5 W |
| 04/08/24 - Away | 8-10 L |
| 04/13/23 - Home | 4-10 L |
| + 5 more games |
DeKalb and Metea Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Barbs will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. DeKalb's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Metea Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
DeKalb will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Jacobs, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Barbs never let the Golden Eagles get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Barbs have won by exactly three runs.
DeKalb saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Kees, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. That's the most stolen bases Kees has posted since back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, Metea Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Plainfield South.
DeKalb's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-8-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Metea Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-18.
DeKalb couldn't quite finish off Metea Valley in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can the Barbs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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