The Neuqua Valley Wildcats will take on the Yorkville Foxes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Yorkville took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Neuqua Valley, who comes in off a win.
Neuqua Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They blew past St. Charles East 8-2.
Michael Langan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Langan was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Sebastian Guzman looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Paul Feret was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Knapczyk, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Yorkville lost 11-5 to East Moline United on Monday.
Kameron Yearsley was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Nate Harris was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
Neuqua Valley pushed their record up to 14-19 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Yorkville, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-12.
Neuqua Valley suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Yorkville in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Thankfully for Neuqua Valley, Connor Corrigan (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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