The Kankakee Valley Kougars will head out on the road to face off against the McCutcheon Mavericks at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kankakee Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Kankakee Valley came up short against Crown Point and fell 8-3. Kankakee Valley has struggled against Crown Point recently, as their matchup on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Kankakee Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sara Erb, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, McCutcheon also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to North Newton by a score of 5-1.
Emma Wykoff was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Even though they lost, McCutcheon didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 19 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Newton only tossed five.
Kankakee Valley's record now sits at 10-8. As for McCutcheon, their record now sits at 11-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Kankakee Valley hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like McCutcheon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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