Blackhawks
| 04/19/25 @ Waubonsie Valley | 5-0 |
| 04/16/25 vs West Chicago | 11-1 |
| 04/15/25 @ Streamwood | 4-1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Streamwood | 12-2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Aurora East | 16-0 |
| + 5 more games |
West Aurora came tearing into Saturday's game with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Waubonsie Valley Warriors a 5-0 shutout. While the Blackhawks didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Cooper Matheny tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mason Atkins, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Eliseo Liscano, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
West Aurora's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Waubonsie Valley, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-6.
West Aurora has already played their next contest, a 4-3 victory against Bartlett on the 21st. As for Waubonsie Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 12-10 loss against DeKalb on the 21st.
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