The Whitney Young Dolphins will face off against the Central Rockets at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Whitney Young will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Whitney Young will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Nazareth Academy, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Dolphins walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Roadrunners on Wednesday.
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Rayteng Skotmyr looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Whitney Young is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 1-4 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryan Pinkert, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was John Barthel, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Meanwhile, Central suffered their closest loss since April 16, 2025 on Thursday. They fell just short of Romeoville by a score of 6-4. The Rockets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Central now has a losing record of 2-3-1. As for Whitney Young, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Whitney Young has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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