The Naperville North Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Benet Academy Redwings at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Benet Academy will be up against a hot Naperville North squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Huskies' pitcher stepped up to hand Metea Valley a 12-0 shutout on Thursday. The Huskies' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Matt Sonnenschein
| 05/01/25 @ Metea Valley | 4 |
| 04/03/25 vs Plainfield South | 2 |
| 04/29/25 vs Metea Valley | 1 |
| 04/24/25 vs Naperville Central | 1 |
| 04/22/25 @ Naperville Central | 1 |
Matt Sonnenschein was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with four RBI and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Steele, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. He continues to improve, besting his previous run total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Zach Bava, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs.
Meanwhile, Benet Academy gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against Marian Catholic as they made off with a 14-3 victory. The Redwings haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
The victory got Naperville North back to even at 10-10. As for Benet Academy, their record now sits at 12-7.
Naperville North couldn't quite finish off Benet Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can the Huskies avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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