The Naperville North Huskies are taking a road trip to square off against the Downers Grove South Mustangs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Naperville North's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Downers Grove South's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Naperville North came out on top against Neuqua Valley on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run fifth inning. The Huskies had just enough and edged out the Wildcats 9-7. Surprisingly, this marked the Huskies' third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Charlie Madzinski was incredible, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Lawton Close also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, Downers Grove South had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Pirates an 11-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Downers Grove South pushed their record up to 20-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Naperville North, the victory got them back to even at 14-14.
Naperville North was able to grind out a solid win over Downers Grove South when the teams last played back in April of 2019, winning 5-2. Will the Huskies repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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