The Lyons Lions will take on the Neuqua Valley Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Neuqua Valley took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lyons, who comes in off a win.
Lyons' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Addison Trail 10-0. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Blazers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Mercer Krantz
| 03/26/25 vs Addison Trail | 7 |
| 04/30/24 @ Hinsdale Central | 4 |
| 04/08/24 @ Glenbard West | 4 |
| 04/18/24 @ York | 3 |
| 05/16/24 vs Hanover Central | 2 |
Mercer Krantz looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Cam Clarke was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Lou Ratcliffe was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Lyons always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Addison Trail only posted an OBP of .211.
Meanwhile, Neuqua Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Oswego East on Thursday and fell 6-4. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Neuqua Valley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mike Langan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another was Colton Maita, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base.
Neuqua Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2-1. As for Lyons, their record now sits at 2-0.
Lyons skirted past Neuqua Valley 3-2 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lyons since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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