After two games on the road, Crete-Monee is heading back home. They will take on the Joliet Central Steelmen at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
The matchup between Crete-Monee and Herscher on Saturday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. Crete-Monee had just enough and edged Herscher out 13-12.
Bren Milburn was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Richardson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-6.
Meanwhile, Joliet Central got the win against Blue Island Eisenhower on Thursday by a conclusive 12-2. The victory was just what Joliet Central needed coming off of a 10-0 loss in their prior matchup.
Jay Zepeda made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Zepeda was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Andrew Nixon was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Vai Stulga, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
The win got Crete-Monee back to even at 2-2. As for Joliet Central, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2-1.
Crete-Monee couldn't quite finish off Joliet Central in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 and fell 7-5. Will Crete-Monee have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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