The Rolling Meadows Mustangs will take on the Wheeling Wildcats at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Rolling Meadows hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Rolling Meadows turned things around against Dundee-Crown on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Chargers a 2-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mustangs have posted since April 14th.
Rolling Meadows got a great performance from Tino Savino as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Savino has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Callum Paisley was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.
Rolling Meadows hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Wheeling was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 7-3 to Glenbard South.
Rolling Meadows' victory bumped their record up to 17-8. As for Wheeling, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Everything went Rolling Meadows' way against Wheeling in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Rolling Meadows made off with a 13-3 win. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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