The Northbrook Raiders will take on the Klein Forest Eagles in a tournament on Thursday.
Northbrook unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against Dekaney on Friday, falling 15-8.
Meanwhile, Klein Forest had just enough and edged Westfield out 4-3 on Monday. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Kaiden Sziy and Kai Juarez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Sziy didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Juarez pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Sziy also gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in February of 2024. At the plate, Sziy went a perfect3-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one double, while Juarez scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Sziy a new career-high in hits (three).
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Francisco Soria, who went 2-for-4 with one double. What's more, he also posted two hits, the most he's had since back in February of 2024.
Northbrook suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Klein Forest in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Northbrook avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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