The Hononegah Indians will challenge the Normal West Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hononegah is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Hononegah is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Rockford East get on the board and left with a 19-0 victory on Friday. The Indians' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matchups.
Normal Community hit Normal West with a eight-run fifth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wildcats came up short against the Ironmen, falling 12-2.
Cooper Temples made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and one stolen base. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
Hononegah pushed their record up to 8-13 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Normal West, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-7.
Hononegah beat Normal West 11-7 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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