The North Boone Vikings will head out to take on the DeKalb Barbs at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. North Boone is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
DeKalb's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Saturday: North Boone hadn't allowed a single run the last four times they've hit the field. The Vikings were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Byron on Friday. Considering the Vikings have won 15 contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, while it was DeKalb who put the first runs on the board on Friday, it was Naperville Central who put up more. The Barbs came up short against the Redhawks, falling 15-5. The Barbs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Isabel Aranda was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
North Boone pushed their record up to 22-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for DeKalb, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-12.
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