For the second straight game, Metea Valley will face off against Naperville Central. The Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Redhawks at 4:30 p.m.
Metea Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Naperville Central on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Redhawks by a score of 3-2. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Anthony Tardiff was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Tardiff was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Tardiff wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Michael Willhite, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
The win was the fifth in a row for Naperville Central, bringing their record up to 16-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Metea Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-16.
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