The Cary-Grove Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the McHenry Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, it was close, but Cary-Grove sidestepped Central for a 3-1 victory.
Cary-Grove got a great performance from Ethan Dorchies as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Dorchies has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cary-Grove saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was PJ Weaver, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, McHenry entered their tilt with Mundelein with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 5-1 on Thursday. That's two games straight that McHenry has won by exactly four runs.
The win got Cary-Grove back to even at 6-6. As for McHenry, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Cary-Grove came up short against McHenry when the teams last played on Wednesday, falling 9-5. Can Cary-Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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