The Jacobs Golden Eagles will face off against the Dundee-Crown Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Jacobs is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Jacobs came up short against Cary-Grove and fell 5-1.
Meanwhile, Dundee-Crown lost 11-3 to McHenry on Monday.
Faith Dierwechter was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.
Dundee-Crown has also been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. As for Jacobs, they dropped their record down to 13-14 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Jacobs hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Dundee-Crown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Jacobs came out on top in a nail-biter against Dundee-Crown in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 9-7. Do the Golden Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Chargers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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