The Oswego East Wolves will venture away from home to challenge the Minooka Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Oswego East turned things around against Joliet West on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 13-6 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Wolves have posted against the Tigers since April 11, 2018.
Jacsen Tucker
| 04/11/25 @ Plainfield South | 3 |
| 04/04/25 vs Naperville North | 3 |
| 04/23/25 vs Joliet West | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Conant | 2 |
| 04/14/25 vs Joliet Central | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Jacsen Tucker was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Oswego East is 3-1 when Tucker posts two or more runs, but 5-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Caden Bregar, who earned one RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Minooka came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Wolves 14-3. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Indians considering their one-run performance the game before.
Minooka's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Oswego East, their victory bumped their record up to 8-10.
Oswego East might still be hurting after the 14-3 defeat they got from Minooka in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Can the Wolves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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