Baseball Recap: St. Joseph-Ogden's Win on Monday Extends Winning Streak to 19

Spartans

Previous Games

05/05/25 vs Monticello	4-2
05/02/25 vs Maroa-Forsyth	6-1
04/30/25 vs Westville	7-0
04/29/25 @ Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley	3-2
04/28/25 vs Pleasant Plains	7-3
+ 14 more games

St. Joseph-Ogden had already won 18 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it 19 on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Monticello Sages, sneaking past 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Spartans have posted against the Sages since April 4, 2017.

St. Joseph-Ogden's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-2. As for Monticello, they moved to 21-4 with that loss, which also ended their 11-game winning streak.

St. Joseph-Ogden and Monticello should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Spartans (ranked 12th) will meet Milford (ranked 429th) at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Monticello will challenge Tuscola at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (30 vs. 487).