Baseball Preview: Illini Bluffs Tigers vs. Henry-Senachwine Mallards
The Illini Bluffs Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Henry-Senachwine Mallards at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Illini Bluffs is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
After soaring to a ten-point win in their last game, Illini Bluffs came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell just short of Brimfield by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Illini Bluffs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Chris Drake spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Illini Bluffs saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Giftos, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Henry-Senachwine scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 12-4 margin over Midland. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Illini Bluffs' loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Henry-Senachwine, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-6-1.
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