The Minooka Indians will face off against the Naperville Central Redhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Minooka comes in on six and Naperville Central on 12.
Minooka is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Edwardsville 15-1. Considering the Indians have won 19 games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Naperville Central sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Downers Grove North on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Redhawks have won by exactly two runs.
Naperville Central got a great performance from Max Henson as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Henson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jermaine Kenady, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Ryan Pall was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Minooka's record now sits at 32-6. As for Naperville Central, their record is now 27-9.
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