The West Aurora Blackhawks will head out to square off against the Wheaton Academy Warriors at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. West Aurora is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
West Aurora fell victim to Glenbard East and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 1-0. The Blackhawks' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
West Aurora saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Oscar Alexander Jr., who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Wheaton Academy came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 8-4.
Wheaton Academy also got a great performance from Carson Miller as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Those nine strikeouts gave Miller a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dom Murrell, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson From, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run.
Wheaton Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-14. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for West Aurora, their loss dropped their record down to 26-6.
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