The Peoria Heights Patriots will head out to challenge the Havana Ducks at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Peoria Heights has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with nine straight defeats, while Havana will come in with three straight victories.
Peoria Heights fell victim to Delavan and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 17-0 to the Panthers.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Havana). They were the clear victors by a 16-1 margin over Bushnell-Prairie City on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Ducks, who have now won five contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Kaydi Miller, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and one triple. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. Aselyn Nehmelman was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Havana kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bushnell-Prairie City only managed one hit.
Havana's win bumped their record up to 11-1-1. As for Peoria Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Peoria Heights might still be hurting after the 23-0 defeat they got from Havana in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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