The Libertyville Wildcats will challenge the McHenry Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Libertyville comes in on ten and McHenry on 12.
Libertyville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They beat Normal Community by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-1.
Chase Lockwood spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Libertyville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quinn Schambow, who went 2-for-4 with one run.
Meanwhile, McHenry faced Brother Rice in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Warriors walked away with a 4-1 win over the Crusaders.
Brandon Shannon tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, McHenry let Carver Cohn and Kaden Wasniewski run wild. Cohn got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base, while Wasniewski went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
McHenry's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 34-4-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Libertyville, their victory bumped their record up to 36-4.
Libertyville beat McHenry 7-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team 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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