DeKalb hasn't had much luck against Naperville North recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Barbs will head out to square off against the Huskies at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Naperville North will be up against a hot DeKalb team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Barbs put the hurt on Larkin with a sharp 12-2 win on Friday. With that victory, the Barbs brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Isabel Aranda, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and one stolen base while going 2-for-3. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hazel Montavon, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
DeKalb was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Naperville North). They never let Addison Trail get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
DeKalb pushed their record up to 12-10 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Naperville North, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-17 record this season.
DeKalb suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Naperville North in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Barbs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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