The Cary-Grove Trojans will take on the Woodstock North Thunder at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Cary-Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Woodstock North's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cary-Grove had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Herrin put an end to it last Tuesday. The Trojans fell 6-2 to the Tigers. The loss was the Trojans' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Woodstock North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Hampshire. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Woodstock North got a good showing from AJ Cohen, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That one hit allowed gave Cohen a new career-low.
At the plate, Woodstock North saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Schaffter, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Woodstock North's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Cary-Grove, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Cary-Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Woodstock North when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Thunder have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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