The Batavia Bulldogs will face off against the Wheaton-Warrenville South Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wheaton-Warrenville South took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Batavia, who comes in off a win.
Batavia will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating St. Charles East, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Bulldogs came out on top against the Fighting Saints by a score of 8-4 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Wheaton-Warrenville South and Lake Park had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Tigers fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 4-2 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Tigers have suffered since April 16th.
Jacob Conover was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run.
In other pitching news, Wheaton-Warrenville South got a good showing from AJ Rogers, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave Rogers a new career-low.
Conover wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Reece Franks, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Batavia's victory bumped their record up to 10-16-1. As for Wheaton-Warrenville South, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-14.
Batavia took their win against Wheaton-Warrenville South when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 12-4 score. Do the Bulldogs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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