Baseball Preview: Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts vs. Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs
The Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts will be playing in front of their home fans against the Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Illinois Valley Central will be strutting in after a victory while Deer Creek-Mackinaw will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, Illinois Valley Central earned a 5-1 win over Prairie Central. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Illinois Valley Central.
Max Gregory looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Illinois Valley Central's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brynden Coventry, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Mason Marchand was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Deer Creek-Mackinaw's offense. They fell just short of Heyworth by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday.
Lucas Holly was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched.
Even though they lost, Deer Creek-Mackinaw didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 12th loss (out of 17 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Illinois Valley Central's win bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Deer Creek-Mackinaw, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Illinois Valley Central took their victory against Deer Creek-Mackinaw when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-0. Will Illinois Valley Central repeat their success, or does Deer Creek-Mackinaw have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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