The Depew Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Iroquois Redhawks at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Depew sitting on five straight wins and Iroquois on six.
If Depew beats Iroquois with 12 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Wildcats beat Lake Shore on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-4. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Iroquois made easy work of Griffith Institute on Wednesday and carried off an 8-2 victory. Those eight runs were actually the fewest the Redhawks have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
The team relied heavily on Slade McTigue, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Adam Radka also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Depew's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Iroquois, their record now sits at 6-0.
Depew might still be hurting after the 13-0 loss they got from Iroquois when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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