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By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 6:20am

Softball Preview: Illini West Chargers vs. West Prairie/Bushnell-Prairie City Sparclones

Illini West is 5-0 against West Prairie/Bushnell-Prairie City since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Illini West Chargers will head out on the road to take on the West Prairie/Bushnell-Prairie City Sparclones at 4:30 p.m. Illini West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.

Illini West lost 13-4 to Biggsville West Central on Wednesday.

Illini West saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rachel James, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.

Meanwhile, West Prairie/Bushnell-Prairie City had to start their season on the road back in March, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They fell just short of Hamilton by a score of 2-0. The loss leaves West Prairie/Bushnell-Prairie City without a win on the season.

Illini West's defeat dropped their record down to 16-9. As for West Prairie/Bushnell-Prairie City, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.

Everything went Illini West's way against West Prairie/Bushnell-Prairie City in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Illini West made off with a 21-7 victory. Will Illini West repeat their success, or does West Prairie/Bushnell-Prairie City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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