The Crystal Lake South Gators are taking a road trip to face off against the Cary-Grove Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Crystal Lake South proved they can win big on Friday (they won by ten) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Lakes 5-3. The Gators haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Cary-Grove had just enough and edged out Grant Community 6-5 on Saturday.
Jacob Duvall made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Duvall was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
In other pitching news, Braedan Mendro tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Keenan Krysh, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Oskar Freund was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Crystal Lake South's record now sits at 17-10. As for Cary-Grove, their record is now 16-10.
Everything went Crystal Lake South's way against Cary-Grove in their previous meeting on Friday, as Crystal Lake South made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Gators 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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