The South Central Satellites will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Kankakee Valley Kougars at 4:30 p.m. South Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
South Central's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Boone Grove on Monday. They lost 9-0 to the Wolves.
Meanwhile, Kankakee Valley came up short against Lowell on Monday and fell 9-5.
Kankakee Valley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rowan Kenning, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Kankakee Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lowell only tossed six.
South Central's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6. As for Kankakee Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. South Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Kankakee Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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