The Iroquois West Raiders will take on the Momence Momence Athletics at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Iroquois West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
Momence will be up against a hot Iroquois West team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Iroquois West came out on top against Clifton Central by a score of 8-5 on Friday.
Rylan Pheifer
| 03/28/25 vs Clifton Central | 8 |
| 03/21/25 @ Paxton-Buckley-Loda | 6 |
| 04/18/24 vs Hoopeston | 6 |
| 05/03/24 vs Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman | 3 |
| 03/20/24 @ Blue Ridge | 3 |
Rylan Pheifer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mario Andrade was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Momence). They blew past Peotone 15-8 on Friday.
Like Iroquois West, Momence also got a great game from a two-way player: Greyson Cantwell. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Cantwell was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackson Ford, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sam Fitzgerald, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Iroquois West now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Momence, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
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