After having lost a blowout in their previous game against St. Francis, Naperville North was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They came out on top against the Metea Valley Mustangs by a score of 9-4. This was payback for the Huskies, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Yash Desai
| 04/28/25 @ Metea Valley | 11 |
| 04/14/25 vs DeKalb | 7 |
| 03/18/25 @ Plainfield East | 7 |
| 04/03/25 vs Plainfield South | 5 |
| 03/25/25 @ St. Charles East | 5 |
Naperville North got a great performance from Yash Desai as he struck out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave Desai a new career-high.
At the plate, Max Steele was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since April 4th. Another player making a difference was Lawton Close, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Naperville North was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Naperville North is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Metea Valley, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-12.
Naperville North will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Mustangs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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