Baseball Recap: Illiana Christian extends home winning streak to five

By Team Reports May 6, 2024, 5:48pm

Baseball Recap: Illiana Christian Vikings vs. Hammond Bishop Noll Warriors

Illiana Christian can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hammond Bishop Noll Warriors a 10-0 shutout. The win was some much needed relief for Illiana Christian as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.

Gavin Meyer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meyer was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.

In other pitching news, Armaan Sen looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.

Back at the plate, Isaac VanderWoude was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Aaron Gouwens was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.

Illiana Christian's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-7. As for Hammond Bishop Noll, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.

Illiana Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hammond Bishop Noll: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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