Metea Valley and Wheaton North are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Metea Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
While Metea Valley didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Clemente on Thursday as they made off with a 16-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their one-run performance the game before.
Connor Lavery
| 04/10/25 vs Clemente | 4 |
| 03/26/25 vs Benet Academy | 3 |
| 03/24/25 @ Elgin | 3 |
| 03/31/25 @ Hoffman Estates | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Joliet Central | 2 |
Metea Valley let Jonah Maldonado and Connor Lavery run wild. Maldonado scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Lavery scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Those four runs gave Lavery a new career-high. Armaan Shah also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Metea Valley hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, neither Wheaton North nor Conant could gain the upper hand on Tuesday so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 tie.
With that tie, Wheaton North's record moves to 3-6-1. As for Metea Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Metea Valley skirted past Wheaton North 7-5 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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