The Neuqua Valley Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Wheaton Academy Warriors at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
On Friday, Neuqua Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Lake Park and fell 8-7. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Lancers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Neuqua Valley got a good showing from Emmitt Briner, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Andy Barkley was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Joe Barkley, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wheaton Academy won against Ridgewood on Tuesday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Warriors beat Schaumburg by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Lincoln Park spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Wheaton Academy's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Eli Tate, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI. That stolen base marked the first that Tate snagged this season. Dom Murrell was another, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Wheaton Academy's record now sits at 5-7. As for Neuqua Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5-1.
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