Baseball Preview: Illini Central Cougars vs. Delavan Panthers
Illini Central is 0-8 against Delavan since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Illini Central Cougars will be staying on the road to face off against the Delavan Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Neither Illini Central nor Delavan posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Tuesday, Illini Central suffered a rough 12-2 loss at the hands of Riverton.
Illini Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Power, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Delavan's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Athens by a score of 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Delavan has scored all season.
Even though they lost, Delavan didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Athens only tossed five.
Illini Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Delavan, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-1.
Illini Central might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Delavan in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Illini Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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