Baseball Game Preview: Bloomington Purple Raiders vs. Champaign Central Maroons

For the second straight game, Bloomington will face off against Champaign Central. The Purple Raiders will face off against the Maroons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Bloomington's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Champaign Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Bloomington's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Wednesday's struggle, when Champaign Central hitters got past them. The Purple Raiders lost 11-0 to the Maroons on Wednesday. The Purple Raiders' defeat signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.

Champaign Central is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-11-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs over those games. As for Bloomington, their loss dropped their record down to 18-7.