The Joliet Central Steelmen will head out on the road to face off against the Crete-Monee Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Joliet Central never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Blue Island Eisenhower last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over the Cardinals.
Jay Zepeda made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Zepeda was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andrew Nixon, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Vai Stulga, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Crete-Monee and Herscher on Saturday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. Crete-Monee won by a run and slipped past Herscher 13-12. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Crete-Monee got a massive performance out of Bren Milburn, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Milburn is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Richardson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-6.
The victory got Joliet Central back to even at 2-2-1. As for Crete-Monee, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Joliet Central skirted past Crete-Monee 7-5 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Joliet Central since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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