The Jacobs Golden Eagles will square off against the Bartlett Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jacobs is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
On Monday, Jacobs came up short against Crystal Lake South and fell 4-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bartlett). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Fenton an 18-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Hawks have beaten the Bison the last seven times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Bison has come to flipping the script.
Joe Kennedy looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Josh Colaizzi, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. He has become a key player for Bartlett: the team is 10-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 7-13-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Dillon Frost, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Bartlett always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Bartlett pushed their record up to 17-14-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Jacobs, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-17.
Jacobs beat Bartlett 5-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the Golden Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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