The Benet Academy Redwings are taking a road trip to face off against the Neuqua Valley Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Benet Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Neuqua Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, Benet Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Joliet Catholic and fell 8-7. The Redwings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Neuqua Valley suffered their closest loss since April 19th on Thursday. They fell just short of Naperville North by a score of 9-7. Surprisingly, this marked the Wildcats' third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Neuqua Valley saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mike Langan, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Benet Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 18-10. As for Neuqua Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 12-14-1.
Benet Academy couldn't quite get it done against Neuqua Valley in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 8-5. Can the Redwings avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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