The Hanover Central Wildcats will square off against the Andrean Fighting 59ers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hanover Central will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Hanover Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out Kankakee Valley 10-9. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wildcats have posted against the Kougars since April 20, 2019.
Landon Sarkey
| 05/31/25 vs Kankakee Valley | 5 |
| 05/10/25 @ New Prairie | 3 |
| 04/19/25 vs Mooresville | 3 |
| 04/15/25 vs Hobart | 3 |
| 05/29/25 vs Illiana Christian | 2 |
Hanover Central got a massive performance out of Landon Sarkey, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave Sarkey a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dylan Bowen, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Andrean made easy work of River Forest on Saturday and carried off a 22-1 victory. Considering the Fighting 59ers have won 20 contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Hanover Central is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Andrean, their victory bumped their record up to 26-3.
Hanover Central suffered a grim 11-5 defeat to Andrean in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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