Elgin is 0-5 against Wheeling since March of 2018 but things could change on Saturday. The Maroons will head out on the road to take on the Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. Elgin has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Riverside-Brookfield hit Elgin with a 13-run third inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Maroons lost 15-1 to the Bulldogs. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, the Maroons couldn't push the score so high this time.
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Elgin saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Caldwell, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Caldwell has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Wheeling entered their game against Barrington on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Wildcats came up short against the Broncos, falling 12-1. The matchup marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Wheeling's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Elgin, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
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