Baseball Game Preview: Villa Grove Blue Devils vs. Cerro Gordo/Bement Broncos

The Villa Grove Blue Devils will square off against the Cerro Gordo/Bement Broncos at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Villa Grove fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Argenta-Oreana on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-2 to the Bombers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Thomas Vandeventer was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs.

Meanwhile, Cerro Gordo/Bement came up short against Cumberland on Thursday, falling 9-1. The Broncos have struggled against the Pirates recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.

Villa Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Cerro Gordo/Bement, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.