After flying high against Crete-Monee on Saturday, Neuqua Valley came back down to earth. The Wildcats lost 12-2 to the DeKalb Barbs on Monday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Jorden Castillo was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one triple and two RBI.
Neuqua Valley has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-11-1 record this season. As for DeKalb, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 17-7-1 record.
While Neuqua Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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