West Chicago was handed a nine-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Elmwood Park Tigers, sneaking past 5-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2025.
Kaedin Zentner
| 05/09/26 vs Streamwood | 4 |
| 04/13/26 @ Glenbard East | 4 |
| 04/23/26 @ Bartlett | 2 |
| 04/06/26 vs Glenbard South | 2 |
| 05/11/26 @ Elmwood Park | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Kaedin Zentner made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. West Chicago is 3-1 when Zentner allows one or fewer earned runs, but 6-14-1 otherwise. Zentner was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double.
In other batting news, Leo Volk and Nathan Ruszczak did most of the damage at the plate: Volk went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Ruszczak went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Ryan Bell, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
West Chicago's win bumped their record up to 9-15-1. As for Elmwood Park, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-14-1.
West Chicago will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Tigers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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