Kewanee is 1-9 against Newman Central Catholic since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Boilermakers will host the Comets at 4:30 p.m. Kewanee has given up an average of 11.3 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Princeton hit Kewanee with a eight-run fifth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Boilermakers lost 14-5 to the Tigers.
Ace LaFollette was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. Jackson Price was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Newman Central Catholic waltzed into their game on Friday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They had just enough and edged out the Tigers 3-1. The three-run effort marked the Comets' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Garret Matznick made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Matznick wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Garet Wolfe, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Newman Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 18-1. As for Kewanee, their loss dropped their record down to 2-19.
Kewanee suffered a grim 21-3 defeat to Newman Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in May of 2025. Can the Boilermakers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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