Baseball Preview: Peoria Lions vs. Champaign Central Maroons
Peoria is 0-9 against Champaign Central since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit in Monday's first game. The Peoria Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Champaign Central Maroons at 4:00 p.m.
Peoria fell victim to Danville and their airtight pitching crew in Wednesday's second game. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 20-0 walloping at the hands of the Vikings. Peoria's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it five in a row.
Peoria saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tsirch Seling, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Champaign Central scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They came out on top against Normal West by a score of 13-10. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Peoria's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Champaign Central, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-9.
Peoria might still be hurting after the 16-0 loss they got from Champaign Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Peoria, Kendall Crawford (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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