The Palatine Pirates will venture away from home to take on the Leyden Eagles at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Palatine will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Fremd, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Pirates never let the Vikings get on the board and left with a 1-0 win on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Meanwhile, Leyden earned a 9-6 victory over Genoa-Kingston on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly three runs.
The team relied heavily on Angelina Guillen, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and one stolen base. Those two triples gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kat Macleod, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Palatine's record is now 2-0. As for Leyden, their record now sits at 3-1.
Palatine came up short against Leyden when the teams last played back in April of 2025, falling 10-5. Can the Pirates avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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