Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Champaign Central

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Previous 5 Games

05/13/26 vs Bloomington	12-2
05/11/26 @ Bloomington	8-1
05/08/26 @ Peoria Notre Dame	10-0
05/06/26 vs Peoria Notre Dame	8-1
05/04/26 @ Centennial	20-0

Champaign Central had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Bloomington Purple Raiders with a sharp 12-2 victory. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 8-1 on Monday.

Champaign Central's win bumped their record up to 22-6. As for Bloomington, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-18.

Coming up, Champaign Central will square off against Monticello at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Bloomington, they will take on Normal Community at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Purple Raiders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Ironmen have averaged an impressive 10.2 runs per game this season.