The Neuqua Valley Wildcats will challenge the Thompson Warriors at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Neuqua Valley earned an 8-5 win over Romeoville. The victory was just what Neuqua Valley needed coming off of a 14-8 loss in their prior contest.
Jack Martin looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Paul Feret was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Dante Valdivia, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Thompson is ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Riverdale. Thompson never let Riverdale onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Thompson sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
The result came thanks to D'Marion Terrell's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ethan Crook, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Peryn Bland, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
The victory got Neuqua Valley back to even at 2-2. As for Thompson, they pushed their record up to 21-7 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road.
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