The Jacobs Golden Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the South Elgin Storm at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Jacobs came into this matchup off a tough six-run loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of St. Charles North by a score of 6-4 on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Eagles in their meetings with the North Stars: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, South Elgin waltzed into their contest on Thursday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They never let the Tigers get on the board and left with a 5-0 win.
Jack Zaimins looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Connor Lund was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four stolen bases and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Quentin Albert, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.
South Elgin's victory was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-9. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Jacobs, their loss dropped their record down to 14-19.
Jacobs was able to grind out a solid victory over South Elgin when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 6-2. Will the Golden Eagles repeat their success, or do the Storm have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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