For the first time this season, Naperville North will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will host the DeKalb Barbs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Naperville North has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Saturday, Naperville North didn't have quite enough to beat Romeoville and fell 3-1. That's two games in a row now that the Huskies have lost by exactly two runs.
Naperville North got a good showing from Noah Tumpane, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Max Steele made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those stolen bases marked the first that he snagged this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, DeKalb was a bit more limited in their match on Saturday. They fell just short of Kaneland by a score of 3-2. The contest marked the Barbs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Naperville North dropped their record down to 4-4 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for DeKalb, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 11-1-1.
Everything went Naperville North's way against DeKalb in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Naperville North made off with a 15-3 win. Do the Huskies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Barbs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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