The Chesterton Trojans will face off against the Kankakee Valley Kougars at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Chesterton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Chesterton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: New Prairie, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Chesterton was ranked 15th). Chesterton fell just short of New Prairie by a score of 12-11 on Saturday. Chesterton's defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Brayden Barrett was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. Vince Fox was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Kankakee Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 12-4 to La Porte.
Zach Eggers made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brannon Murr, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Chesterton's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-6. As for Kankakee Valley, their record is now 5-16.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Chesterton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Kankakee Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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