Mendota is 3-0 against DePue/Hall since August of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mendota Trojans will face off against the DePue/Hall Little Giants at 4:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Mendota was able to grind out a solid win over Peoria Christian, taking the game 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but DePue/Hall had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Red Raiders as they made off with a 5-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Little Giants who have now won three matchups in a row.
They hit Earlville with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Grabiel Cano (2),
Ilan Bardot (2), and
Osvaldo Morales.
Mendota's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-2-1. As for DePue/Hall, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-14-1 record this season.
Mendota took their win against DePue/Hall in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 5-0. Will Mendota repeat their success, or does DePue/Hall have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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