The Waubonsie Valley Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Romeoville Spartans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Wednesday, Waubonsie Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Naperville North, taking the game 5-2.
Meanwhile, Romeoville had just enough and edged Plainfield East out 4-3 on Thursday.
Harrison Kolze and Jeremy Thompson were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Kolze pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Thompson didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Kolze has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Kolze went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI, while Thompson went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jonny Lee, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Waubonsie Valley pushed their record up to 20-9 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Romeoville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-19 record this season.
Waubonsie Valley skirted past Romeoville 5-4 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waubonsie Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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