The West Chicago Wildcats will be playing at home against the Fenton Bison at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Chicago has five straight wins, Fenton has 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, West Chicago beat Elgin 9-4.
Tyler Heath and Brandon Heath were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Heath pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Heath pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. At bat, Heath scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Heath went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Doyle, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Fenton suffered a tough 14-1 loss at the hands of Larkin on Monday.
West Chicago is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Fenton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
West Chicago was able to grind out a solid victory over Fenton in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 5-1. Will West Chicago repeat their success, or does Fenton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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