Metea Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Naperville Central on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Redhawks by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Redhawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-5 on Monday.
Anthony Tardiff was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Tardiff was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Tardiff wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Michael Willhite, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Metea Valley has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 12 of their last 13 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-16 record this season. As for Naperville Central, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 16-10.
While Metea Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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