The Prospect Knights will face off against the Bartlett Hawks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Prospect is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Prospect barely beat Wheeling the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Knights were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over the Wildcats on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won eight in a row.
Prospect got a great performance from Dominic Graf as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Graf has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
John Aquino
| 04/23/25 vs Wheeling | 3 |
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At the plate, John Aquino was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Matt Jackson, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Bartlett suffered their closest defeat since April 10th on Thursday. They fell just short of West Chicago by a score of 4-2.
Bartlett saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Bihun, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Prospect pushed their record up to 10-5-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Bartlett, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-12-1 record this season.
Everything went Prospect's way against Bartlett in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Prospect made off with an 8-1 victory. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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