The Yorkville Foxes will face off against the Naperville Central Redhawks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Yorkville is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Oswego East just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 9-8.
Yorkville got a good showing from Jackson Knickerbocker, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. What's more, Knickerbocker gave up only three walks, the fewest he's had over his last three contests.
On the hitting side, Kamden Muell made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Geegan, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Naperville Central beat Metea Valley 6-2 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Redhawks.
Naperville Central's win bumped their record up to 17-9. As for Yorkville, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-8.
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