Aurora East is 1-9 against Bartlett since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Tomcats will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Hawks at 4:30 p.m.
Aurora East is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Chicago.
Meanwhile, Bartlett beat Conant 10-5 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Gio Scivittaro was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dillon Frost, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Bartlett always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Bartlett's victory bumped their record up to 5-8-1. As for Aurora East, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Aurora East suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Bartlett in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Tomcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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