The Downers Grove South Mustangs will face off against the Naperville North Huskies at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Downers Grove South is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Downers Grove South's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Proviso East as they made off with an 11-0 victory. Considering the Mustangs have won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Naperville North and Neuqua Valley meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Huskies narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Wildcats 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Huskies have posted against the Wildcats since May 17, 2023.
Charlie Madzinski was incredible, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Max Steele, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Downers Grove South's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-10. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Naperville North, the win got them back to even at 14-14.
Downers Grove South came up short against Naperville North when the teams last played back in April of 2019, falling 5-2. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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