The McHenry Warriors will square off against the Libertyville Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. McHenry will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
McHenry is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Brother Rice by a score of 4-1.
McHenry got a great performance from Brandon Shannon as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Carver Cohn and Kaden Wasniewski did most of the damage at the plate: Cohn got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base, while Wasniewski went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Libertyville faced Normal Community in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Wildcats beat the Ironmen by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-1. The victory was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on ten straight.
Chase Lockwood spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Libertyville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quinn Schambow, who went 2-for-4 with one run.
McHenry's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 34-4-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Libertyville, their record is now 36-4.
McHenry came up short against Libertyville in their previous meeting back in April of 2021, falling 7-3. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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