Baseball Recap: Farmington Wins Going Away Against Illini Bluffs

Farmers

Margin (Wins)

04/02/25 @ Mercer County	10
03/29/25 @ Peoria Christian	10
03/24/25 vs Delavan	10
03/27/25 vs Monmouth United	8
04/10/25 @ Illini Bluffs	6

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Farmington ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Illini Bluffs Tigers with a sharp 7-1 win. Considering the Farmers have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Lane Wheelwright was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Wheelwright was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Crawford, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Evans, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

The victory made it two in a row for Farmington and bumps their season record up to 9-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Illini Bluffs, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.

Coming up, Farmington will square off against Astoria/VIT at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Farmers are facing the Rebels at the right time seeing as the Rebels are stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Illini Bluffs, they will be playing at home against Williamsfield at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.