The Metea Valley Mustangs will be playing at home against the Naperville North Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Metea Valley had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Neuqua Valley.
Reese Valha was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Naperville North unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 17-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Naperville Central. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (12), Naperville North still had to take the loss.
Sara Rossi made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Eliza Patterson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Metea Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8. As for Naperville North, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
Naperville North's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Metea Valley has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Naperville North, though, as they've been averaging 10.2. Given Metea Valley's sizable advantage in that area, Naperville North will need to find a way to close that gap.
Metea Valley took their win against Naperville North in their previous meeting last Monday by a conclusive 16-3. Will Metea Valley repeat their success, or does Naperville North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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