The DeKalb Barbs will square off against the Huntley Red Raiders at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. DeKalb is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
DeKalb is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Jefferson a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Barbs, who have now won 12 matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
DeKalb let Nik Nelson and Evan Johnson run wild. Nelson got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI, while Johnson went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Huntley was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. Everything went their way against Guilford as they made off with a 10-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Red Raiders considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Huntley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-15 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs over those games. As for DeKalb, their win bumped their record up to 25-10-1.
DeKalb might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Huntley in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Barbs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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