The Neuqua Valley Wildcats will head out to square off against the Jones Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Neuqua Valley and DeKalb, and DeKalb kept the tradition alive. The Wildcats took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Barbs on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Neuqua Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Repmann, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jones). They blew past Lindblom 17-4 on Wednesday. With that victory, Jones brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Jones got a massive performance out of Antonio Macedo, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those four runs gave Macedo a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Madden Asbaty, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Jones always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .714. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Neuqua Valley's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-12-1. As for Jones, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-14.
Neuqua Valley took their victory against Jones in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 11-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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