For the second straight game, Arlington Heights will face off against Aledo. The Yellowjackets will welcome the Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Arlington Heights 2.7, Aledo 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Arlington Heights heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Thursday. They came up short against Aledo, falling 12-2. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Yellowjackets, who until this contest were averaging 2.66 runs allowed.
For Aledo's part, they got a great performance from Grayson McKelvey as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. McKelvey has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Landon Barnes and Luke Gladchuk did most of the damage at the plate: Barnes went 2-for-3 with three runs and three RBI, while Gladchuk went 3-for-4 with three runs and one triple. Those three hits gave Gladchuk a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Luke Trager, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Aledo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arlington Heights only posted an OBP of .211.
Aledo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Arlington Heights, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-10-1.
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