The Grant Park Dragons will head out to square off against the Momence Momence Athletics at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Momence took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Grant Park, who comes in off a win.
Grant Park is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Cissna Park on Wednesday as they made off with a 21-1 win. Considering the Dragons have won four matchups by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Aiden Overbeek made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI.
Seth Muehe
| 04/16/25 @ Cissna Park | 8 |
| 03/28/25 vs Cissna Park | 2 |
| 03/22/24 @ Cissna Park | 2 |
| 04/03/25 @ Beecher | 1 |
| 03/27/25 vs Illinois Lutheran | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Seth Muehe, who went 2-for-5 with eight RBI and two runs. Those eight RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ian Hamann, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Grant Park was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .484. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Momence might've scored the first runs last Tuesday, but it was Gardner-South Wilmington who claimed the real prize. The Momence Athletics took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. The Momence Athletics have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nick Charbonneau was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Ford, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Momence's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Grant Park, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Grant Park has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Momence struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Grant Park suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Momence in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Dragons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
