The Crystal Lake Central Tigers will square off against the Saint Viator Lions at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Crystal Lake Central is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Crystal Lake Central barely beat McHenry the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Warriors a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. Considering the Tigers have won 12 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Saint Viator might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 13-3 to Benet Academy, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Saint Viator saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Moreno, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.
Crystal Lake Central's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-5. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Saint Viator, their loss dropped their record down to 9-17.
Everything went Crystal Lake Central's way against Saint Viator in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Crystal Lake Central made off with a 15-3 win. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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