The Iroquois West Raiders are taking a road trip to take on the Schlarman Hilltoppers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Iroquois West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Iroquois West fell victim to Westville and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 13-0 to the Tigers. Considering the last time the Raiders couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Schlarman came up short against Heritage on Tuesday and fell 11-7. The Hilltoppers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Grayson Kruger put in work no matter where he played. He tossed 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Kruger was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Princeton Rush was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Iroquois West's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Schlarman, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Iroquois West has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Schlarman struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Iroquois West suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Schlarman in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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